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Cuchillas
Barrio
View from near the top of Cuchillas in Morovis
View from near the top of Cuchillas in Morovis
Location of Cuchillas within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Location of Cuchillas within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Cuchillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cuchillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico
Cuchillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Morovis
Area
 • Total 2.9 sq mi (8 km2)
 • Land 2.9 sq mi (8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,333
 • Density 804.5/sq mi (310.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
Zip code
00687

Cuchillas (Barrio Cuchillas) is a rural barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Cuchillas has fourteen sectors and its population in 2010 was 2,333.

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 Cuchillas barrio was 716.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 716
1980 1,021
1990 1,164 14.0%
2000 2,211 89.9%
2010 2,333 5.5%
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 Cuchillas barrio:

Parcelas Juan José Otero Claverol, Sector Cuchillas, Sector El Bombo, Sector El Cocal, Sector Gobeo, Sector La Placita, Sector Las Ánimas, Sector Los Burgos, Sector Los Otero, Sector Los Reyes, Sector Pimiento, Sector Platanal, Sector Rosado, and Sector Sandoval.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cuchillas (Morovis) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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