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Cubuy
Barrio
Location of Cubuy within the municipality of Canóvanas shown in red
Location of Cubuy within the municipality of Canóvanas shown in red
Cubuy, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cubuy, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Cubuy, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Canóvanas
Area
 • Total 4.67 sq mi (12.1 km2)
 • Land 4.67 sq mi (12.1 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,932 ft (589 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,841
 • Density 394.2/sq mi (152.2/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cubuy is a barrio in the municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,841.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Cubuy barrio was 1,225.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,225
1980 1,321
1990 1,562 18.2%
2000 1,674 7.2%
2010 1,841 10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Cubuy barrio:

Comunidad Villa Sin Miedo, Parcelas Benítez, Sector Añoranza (de Cubuy), Sector Condesa, Sector Cubuy Marines, Sector La Gallera, Sector Los Cafés, and Sector Los Pereira.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cubuy para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
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