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Media Luna
Barrio
Flat land in Media Luna
Flat land in Media Luna
Location of Media Luna within the municipality of Toa Baja shown in red
Location of Media Luna within the municipality of Toa Baja shown in red
Media Luna, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Media Luna, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Media Luna, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Toa Baja
Area
 • Total 5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)
 • Land 5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 12,221
 • Density 2,081.9/sq mi (803.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Media Luna is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 12,221.

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 Media Luna barrio was 598.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 598
1980 9,255
1990 11,359 22.7%
2000 12,712 11.9%
2010 12,221 −3.9%
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 Media Luna barrio:

Brisas del Campanero II, Comunidad Las Master, Residencial Campanilla, Sector Campanilla, Sector La Vega, Sector Los Quintero, Sector Media Luna, Sector Parcelas Nuevas, Sector San José, Sector Valle Seco, Sector Villa Esperanza, Sector Villa Hostos, Urbanización Brisas del Campanero, and Urbanización Riberas del Plata (Las 21).

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Media Luna (Toa Baja) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
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