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Jacaboa
Barrio
New and old structures in Jacaboa
New and old structures in Jacaboa
Location of Jacaboa within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Location of Jacaboa within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Jacaboa is located in Caribbean
Jacaboa
Jacaboa
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Patillas
Area
 • Total 4.47 sq mi (11.6 km2)
 • Land 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Water 0.98 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,278
 • Density 366.2/sq mi (141.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Jacaboa is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,278.

History

Ruins in Jacaboa, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Sectioned off ruins in Jacaboa

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 Bajo and Jacaboa barrios was 1,198.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 1,098
1920 1,033 −5.9%
1930 1,065 3.1%
1940 1,236 16.1%
1950 1,342 8.6%
1980 1,078
1990 937 −13.1%
2000 1,143 22.0%
2010 1,278 11.8%
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 Jacaboa barrio:

Calle El Fuego, Carretera 3, Carretera 758, Sector Barro Blanco, Sector Higuero (Carretera 7755), Sector Lamboglia, Sector Malagueta, Sector Mercado, Sector Merle, Sector Palenque, Sector Villa Marina, Sector Villa Pesquera, Sector Los Solices, Solares Dr. Dávila, Urbanización Portales de Jacaboa.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Jacaboa para niños

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