Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Guajataca
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Entrance to Guajataka Scout Reservation in Guajataca
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Location of Guajataca within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.91 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.63 sq mi (9.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 603 |
| • Density | 166.1/sq mi (64.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Guajataca is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 603. The Guajataka Scout Reservation is located within Barrio Guajataka.
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 Cibao and Guajataca barrios was 1,169.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 600 | — | |
| 1990 | 576 | −4.0% | |
| 2000 | 700 | 21.5% | |
| 2010 | 603 | −13.9% | |
| 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 Guajataca barrio:
Carretera 455, Sector Colo Medina, Sector Confesor Soto, Sector Empalme, Sector Fondo del Saco, Sector Lebrón, Sector Los Vázquez, Sector Millo Matos, Sector Roberto Jiménez, Sector Román, Sector Salto Collazo, Sector Sico Aponte, Sector Toño Fuentes, Sector Varela, and Sector Yeyo González.
See also
In Spanish: Guajataca (San Sebastián) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
