Jagual, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Jagual
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Location of Jagual within the municipality of San Lorenzo shown in red
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 Jagual, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Lorenzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.15 sq mi (10.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,042 |
| • Density | 974/sq mi (376/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Jagual is a barrio in the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,042.
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 population of Jagual barrio was 1,024.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,024 | — | |
| 1980 | 3,062 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,401 | 11.1% | |
| 2000 | 4,316 | 26.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,042 | −6.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 181, Comunidad Los Rosales, Parcelas Nuevas, Parcelas Viejas, Sector Acueducto, Sector Badén, Sector Borges, Sector Cantera, Sector Capilla, Sector Carlos Flores, Sector El Cinco, Sector El Salto, Sector García, Sector Juan Flores, Sector La Ceiba, Sector La Loma, Sector Los Díaz, Sector Los González, Sector Melilla, Sector Rabo del Buey, and Sector Vázquez.
See also
In Spanish: Jagual (San Lorenzo) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
