Culebrinas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Culebrinas
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Barrio
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Location of Culebrinas within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Culebrinas
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,787 |
| • Density | 1,015.3/sq mi (392.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Culebrinas is a community, also called a barrio, located in the town of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 3,787 people lived there. It's an important part of the San Sebastián area.
History of Culebrinas
Puerto Rico used to be a territory of Spain. After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a special agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
Because of this, Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. This means it is part of the U.S. but not a state. In 1899, the United States Department of War counted the people living in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census found that the combined population of the Pozas and Culebrinas barrios was 1,008 people.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 2,024 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,248 | 60.5% | |
| 2000 | 4,006 | 23.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,787 | −5.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Neighborhoods within Culebrinas
Barrios in Puerto Rico are like larger neighborhoods or divisions. These barrios are then divided into even smaller local areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English).
The types of sectores can be different. Some are simply called sector. Others might be called urbanización (a planned housing development), reparto (a land division), barriada (a settlement), or residencial (a residential complex).
Here are some of the sectors you can find in Culebrinas barrio:
- Calle Torres Pino
- Carretera 109
- Sector Bernal
- Sector Flores Rivera
- Sector Juancho Román
- Sector Lin Ríos
- Sector Los Nobles
- Sector Peter Hernández
- Sector Pozas Central
- Sector Quebrada Larga
- Sector Toño Rosa
- Sector Rincón
- Urbanización Ciudad de Oro
- Urbanización El Culebrinas
- Urbanización La Estancia
- Urbanización Mansiones del Culebrinas
See also
In Spanish: Culebrinas para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
