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Lares
Barrio
Ballpark Edelmiro “Mirito” Jiménez in Lares barrio
Ballpark Edelmiro “Mirito” Jiménez in Lares barrio
Location of Lares barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
Location of Lares barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
Lares, Lares, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Lares, Lares, Puerto Rico
Lares, Lares, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Lares
Area
 • Total 4.94 sq mi (12.8 km2)
 • Land 4.94 sq mi (12.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,447 ft (441 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,405
 • Density 689.3/sq mi (266.1/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Lares is a barrio in the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,405.

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 Lares barrio was 1,954.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,954
1980 3,351
1990 3,458 3.2%
2000 3,807 10.1%
2010 3,405 −10.6%
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) and subbarrios, 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 Lares barrio:

Camino Obispo, Cuesta Mayía, El 25, La Sabana Sumidero, Las Casetas Capotillo, Las Tres Marías, Sector Jobos López, Sector Jobos Mario, Sector La Sierra Tatí, Sector Las Minas, Sector Los Muros, Sector Manolo Toledo, Sector Miján Parcelas Miría, Sector Palmarllano, Sector Sierra Miría, Tramo Carretera 111, Tramo Carretera 134, and Urbanización Villa Palmira.

Features

Facilidades Recreativas Edelmiro “Mirito” Jiménez is a recreational facility and mini baseball stadium named after Edelmiro “Mirito” Jiménez, located on PR-111 in Lares barrio.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lares barrio (Lares) para niños

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