Juan Martín, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Juan Martín
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Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos indoor basketball court in Juan Martín barrio
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Location of Juan Martín within the municipality of Yabucoa shown in red
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 Juan Martín, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Yabucoa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.74 sq mi (14.9 km2) |
| • Land | 5.72 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,891 |
| • Density | 738.8/sq mi (285.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Juan Martín is a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,891.
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 Juan Martín barrio was 1,473.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,473 | — | |
| 1980 | 2,799 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,230 | 15.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,483 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 3,891 | 11.7% | |
| 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 Juan Martín barrio:
Apartamentos Ernesto Carrasquillo, Barriada Poblado Varsovia, Rpto. Horizonte, Residencial Dr. Víctor Berríos, Sector Central Roig, Sector Cerro Santa Elena, Sector La Pica, Sector La Villa, Sector Las Panas, Sector Los Casanova, Sector Pandura, Urbanización Méndez, Urbanización Santa Elena, Urbanización Solimar, Urbanización Valles de Yabucoa, and Urbanización Villa Hilda.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Martín (Yabucoa) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
