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Hato Viejo
Barrio
Location of Hato Viejo within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red
Location of Hato Viejo within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red
Hato Viejo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Hato Viejo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Hato Viejo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Arecibo
Area
 • Total 8.61 sq mi (22.3 km2)
 • Land 8.56 sq mi (22.2 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,045
 • Density 238.9/sq mi (92.2/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Hato Viejo is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,045.

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 Hato Viejo barrio was 2,588.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 2,588
1950 3,028
1980 1,995
1990 1,983 −0.6%
2000 2,097 5.7%
2010 2,045 −2.5%
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 Hato Viejo barrio:

Sector Arizona, Sector Calichoza, Sector Canta Gallo, Sector Derrame, Sector La Pica, Sector Llanada, Sector Los Sauces, and Sector San Pedro.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hato Viejo (Arecibo) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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