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Machos
Barrio
Panorama from Machos barrio
Panorama from Machos barrio
Location of Machos within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Location of Machos within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Machos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Machos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Machos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Ceiba
Area
 • Total 11.73 sq mi (30.4 km2)
 • Land 7.84 sq mi (20.3 km2)
 • Water 3.89 sq mi (10.1 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,567
 • Density 455/sq mi (176/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Machos is a barrio in the municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,567.

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 Machos was 461.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 461
1910 565 22.6%
1920 733 29.7%
1930 829 13.1%
1940 788 −4.9%
1950 741 −6.0%
1980 2,452
1990 3,731 52.2%
2000 4,186 12.2%
2010 3,567 −14.8%
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) 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 Machos barrio:

Condominio Brisas Court, Condominio Castillos del Mar, Edificio Félix Ríos López, Edificio Mundo Plaza, Extensión Villas del Pilar, Parcelas Machos, Residencial La Seyba, Sector Cielito, Sector Mansiones de Brisas, Sector Polo Norte, Sector Punta Figueras, Urbanización Brisas de Ceiba, Urbanización Paseo de Ceiba, Urbanización River Valley, Urbanización Valle de Ceiba, Urbanización Vegas de Ceiba, Urbanización The Village at the Hill, and Urbanización Villas del Pilar.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Machos (Ceiba) para niños

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