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Indiera Fría
Barrio
Waterfall in Indiera Fría
Waterfall in Indiera Fría
Location of Indiera Fría within the municipality of Maricao shown in red
Location of Indiera Fría within the municipality of Maricao shown in red
Indiera Fría is located in Caribbean
Indiera Fría
Indiera Fría
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Maricao
Area
 • Total 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2)
 • Land 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,663 ft (507 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 449
 • Density 76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Indiera Fría is a small community, also called a barrio, located in the town of Maricao, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 449 people lived there.

A Look at Indiera Fría's Past

Indiera Fría is one of three special areas in Maricao known as the Indieras de Maricao. The other two are Indiera Baja and Indiera Alta. These areas were hard to reach. Because of this, they became a safe place for the Taínos people. The Taínos were the native people of Puerto Rico. They were trying to escape from the Spanish and other European colonizers. These colonizers began settling in Puerto Rico in the 1400s.

Becoming Part of the United States

After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened under an agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War counted the people in Puerto Rico. They found that 1,165 people lived in the Indiera Fría barrio at that time.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,165
1960 849
1980 584
1990 508 −13.0%
2000 450 −11.4%
2010 449 −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950
1960 1980-2000 2010

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