Maleza Alta, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Maleza Alta
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 Maleza Alta, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Aguadilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.02 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,800 |
| • Density | 891.1/sq mi (344.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Maleza Alta is a rural barrio in the municipality of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,800.
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 Maleza Alta barrio was 784.
The Ramey Air Force Base, a former United States Air Force Base is in Maleza Alta.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 784 | — | |
| 1950 | 553 | — | |
| 1980 | 2,021 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,443 | −28.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,613 | 11.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,800 | 11.6% | |
| 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 Maleza Alta barrio:
Urbanización Villa Liza.
See also
In Spanish: Maleza Alta (Aguadilla) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
