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Jagua Pasto
Barrio
Location of Jagua Pasto within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Location of Jagua Pasto within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Jagua Pasto is located in Caribbean
Jagua Pasto
Jagua Pasto
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Guayanilla
Area
 • Total 3.22 sq mi (8.3 km2)
 • Land 3.22 sq mi (8.3 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,781 ft (543 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 108
 • Density 33.5/sq mi (12.9/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Jagua Pasto is a rural barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 108.

Features and demographics

Jagua Pasto has 3.22 square miles (8.3 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 108 with a population density of 33.5 inhabitants per square mile (12.9/km2).

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 612
1920 904 47.7%
1930 864 −4.4%
1940 897 3.8%
1950 740 −17.5%
1980 287
1990 150 −47.7%
2000 162 8.0%
2010 108 −33.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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 Quebrada Honda and Jagua Pasto barrios was 1,467.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Jagua Pasto para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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