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Macaná
Barrio
Location of Macaná within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Location of Macaná within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Macaná, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Macaná, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Macaná, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Guayanilla
Area
 • Total 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Land 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,483
 • Density 1,037.1/sq mi (400.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Macaná is a rural barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1483.

Features and demographics

Macaná has 1.43 square miles (3.7 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 1,483 with a population density of 1,037.1 inhabitants per square mile (400.4/km2).

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 664
1920 750 13.0%
1930 849 13.2%
1940 954 12.4%
1950 752 −21.2%
1980 1,333
1990 1,195 −10.4%
2000 1,446 21.0%
2010 1,483 2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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 Macaná and Barrero barrios was 1,154.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Macaná (Guayanilla) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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