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Humatas
Barrio
Location of Humatas within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Location of Humatas within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Humatas, Añasco, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Humatas, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Humatas, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Añasco
Area
 • Total 2.97 sq mi (7.7 km2)
 • Land 2.97 sq mi (7.7 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 756
 • Density 254.5/sq mi (98.3/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Humatas is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 756.

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 Humatas and Dagüey barrios was 938.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 385
1980 343
1990 441 28.6%
2000 551 24.9%
2010 756 37.2%
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 Humatas barrio:

Carretera 109, Carretera 405, Lorenzo Rivera, Pagán, Ramal 4402, Sector Luis Mercado, Urbanización Alturas de Librada, Urbanización Colinas de Libradas, Urbanización Estancia de Santa María, Urbanización Estancia Valle Verde, Urbanización Lirios del Valle, Urbanización Rocío del Valle, Urbanización Vista del Río, Urbanización Vistas del Río Apartments, and Villa Avilés.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Humatas para niños

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