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Jagual
Barrio
Location of Jagual within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Location of Jagual within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Jagual, Patillas, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Jagual, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Jagual, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Patillas
Area
 • Total 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Land 1.86 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Water 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 363
 • Density 195.2/sq mi (75.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Jagual is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 363.

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 Jagual and Cacao Alto barrios was 1,018.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 1,324
1920 725 −45.2%
1930 657 −9.4%
1940 703 7.0%
1950 711 1.1%
1980 349
1990 474 35.8%
2000 498 5.1%
2010 363 −27.1%
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 Jagual barrio:

Carretera 184, Sector Caimito, Sector Charco La Huerta, Sector El Conejo Blanco, Sector La Cuesta del Cuco, Sector La Luna, Sector La Playita, Sector La Prá, Sector Lebrón, Sector Puerca Prieta, Sector Represa, Sector Suro, and Sector Vietnam.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Jagual (Patillas) para niños

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