Palma Escrita facts for kids
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Palma Escrita
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Barrio
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Location of Palma Escrita within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
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 Palma Escrita
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Las Marías |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.01 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.01 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 507 |
| • Density | 101.2/sq mi (39.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Palma Escrita is a barrio in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 507.
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 Palma Escrita barrio was 1,143.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1980 | 758 | — | |
| 1990 | 621 | −18.1% | |
| 2000 | 693 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 507 | −26.8% | |
| 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 Palma Escrita barrio:
Sector Abanico, Sector Alto Manzano, Sector Mayagüecillo, Sector Palo Prieto, and Sector Zapata.
See also
In Spanish: Palma Escrita (Las Marías) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
