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Guajataca
Barrio
Entrance to Guajataka Scout Reservation in Guajataca
Entrance to Guajataka Scout Reservation in Guajataca
Location of Guajataca within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Location of Guajataca within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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
 (2010)
 • 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.

Historical population
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

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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guajataca (San Sebastián) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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