Guadiana, Naranjito, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Guadiana
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Barrio
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La Plata Lake from Guadiana
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Location of Guadiana within the municipality of Naranjito shown in red
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 Guadiana, Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Naranjito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.27 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,978 |
| • Density | 1,216.5/sq mi (469.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Zip code |
00719
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Guadiana is a barrio in the municipality of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,978.
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 Guadiana barrio was 1,006.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,006 | — | |
| 1980 | 3,248 | — | |
| 1990 | 4,103 | 26.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,931 | −4.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,978 | 1.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Guadiana barrio:
Camino Lico Cruz, Camino Moncho Pagán, Camino Pascual Rivera, Comunidad Lago La Plata, El Cuco, Guadiana Alto, La Hueca, Sector Alejandro (Entrada a Guadiana), Sector Anselmo Cabrera, Sector Cabrera, Sector Colón, Sector Cuesta Las Abejas, Sector Guadiana Chinea, Sector Guadiana Espinel, Sector Guadiana Ortega, Sector Hatito, Sector La Gallera, Sector Lago Verde, Sector Los Juanes, Sector Negrón, Sector Otero, and Sector Parcelas.
Gallery
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Puerto Rico Highway 5 in Guadiana
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Former Puerto Rico Highway 147 in Guadiana
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Puerto Rico Highway 826 in Guadiana
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See also
In Spanish: Guadiana (Naranjito) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Naranjito, Puerto Rico
