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Furnias
Barrio
Location of Furnias within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Location of Furnias within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Furnias is located in Caribbean
Furnias
Furnias
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Las Marías
Area
 • Total 3.18 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Land 3.18 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,474
 • Density 463.5/sq mi (179.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Furnias is a barrio in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,474.

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 combined population of Furnias and Naranjales barrios was 1,255.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 795
1990 1,174 47.7%
2000 1,508 28.4%
2010 1,474 −2.3%
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 Furnias barrio:

Centro Envejecientes Guajanas, Comunidad Guillermo Martínez, Sector Cosme, Sector La Juanita, Sector La Trapa, Sector Naranjales, and Sector Santa Rosa.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Furnias para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
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