Lizas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lizas
Barrio
Location of Lizas within the municipality of Maunabo shown in red
Lizas Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Maunabo
Area
• Total	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	390 ft (120 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	762
• Density	331.3/sq mi (127.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Lizas is a small area, like a neighborhood, in the town of Maunabo, Puerto Rico. It's known as a barrio in Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 762 people lived in Lizas.

A Look at Lizas's Past

How Puerto Rico Became Part of the U.S.

After the Spanish–American War ended in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a special agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a special territory of the United States.

Early Population Counts

In 1899, the United States government did a count of all the people living in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. They found that Lizas and a nearby area called Calzada had a total of 1,233 people living there together.

See Also

In Spanish: Lizas para niños

• List of communities in Puerto Rico