Pasto, Morovis, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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 Pasto, Morovis, Puerto Rico
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Morovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.14 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.14 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
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| • Total | 767 |
| • Density | 244.3/sq mi (94.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Zip code |
00687
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Pasto is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Pasto has about 8 sectors and its population in 2010 was 767.
Geography
Pasto is located in the southern part of Morovis, between Vaga and Perchas and to its north are San Lorenzo and Río Grande, all barrios of Morovis. The southern border of Pasto barrio is with the municipality of Orocovis.
History
Morovis and its barrios were founded in 1818 by Juan Evangelista Rivera and Juan José de Torres and a group.
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 Pasto barrio was 1,314.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,314 | — | |
| 1980 | 704 | — | |
| 1990 | 730 | 3.7% | |
| 2000 | 777 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 767 | −1.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico. The landslides caused by Hurricane Maria's rains left Morovis cut off from its neighboring municipalities. In Pasto, a large boulder and landslide blocked entry into and out of the barrio, cutting it off from any outside help. Bridge access into San Lorenzo, a neighboring barrio was cut off as well.
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 Pasto barrio:
Sector Culebra, Sector Flamboyán, Sector Galán, Sector Limones, Sector Los Pérez, Sector Orquídeas, Sector Pasto, and Sector Trinchera.
See also
In Spanish: Pasto (Morovis) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
