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Maravilla Este
Barrio
Location of Maravilla Este within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Location of Maravilla Este within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Maravilla Este is located in Caribbean
Maravilla Este
Maravilla Este
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Las Marías
Area
 • Total 1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Land 1.93 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 748
 • Density 387.6/sq mi (149.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Maravilla Este is a barrio in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 748.

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 Maravilla and Las Marías Pueblo barrios was 1,235. At the time, the census takers didn't distinguish between the current three separate Maravilla barrios (Maravilla Este, Maravilla Norte and Maravilla Sur).

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 824
1990 674 −18.2%
2000 944 40.1%
2010 748 −20.8%
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 Maravilla Este barrio:

Avenida Adrián Acevedo, Calle Barbosa y Bernard, Calle Rafael Quiles, Comunidad Muñoz Torruellas, Parcelas Acevedo, Sector Agustín Torres, Sector El Guasio, Sector La Calzada, Sector La Gallera, Sector La Vega del Combate, and Sector Méndez.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Maravilla Este (Las Marías) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
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