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Perchas 2
Barrio
Wooden structure in Sector Santo Domingo in Perchas 2
Wooden structure in Sector Santo Domingo in Perchas 2
Location of Perchas 2 within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Location of Perchas 2 within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Perchas 2 is located in Caribbean
Perchas 2
Perchas 2
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality San Sebastián
Area
 • Total 4.33 sq mi (11.2 km2)
 • Land 4.33 sq mi (11.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 988
 • Density 228.2/sq mi (88.1/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Perchas 2 is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 988.

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 Perchas 1 and Perchas 2 barrios was 1,429.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 814
1990 945 16.1%
2000 1,072 13.4%
2010 988 −7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

Barrios (which are 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 Perchas 2 barrio:

Carretera 124, Carretera 435, Comunidad Alturas de Borinquén, Parcelas García Méndez, Sector Ángel Ríos, Sector Entrada Oronoz, Sector Finca Los Abuelos, Sector Genaro Vélez, Sector Lito Rodríguez, Sector Olavarría, Sector Pablo Fernández, Sector Pelo Muerto, Sector Perfecto Rodríguez, Sector Parcelas González, Sector Pulio Rodríguez, Sector Santo Domingo, and Sector Tosquera.

Gallery

Scenes in Perchas 2:

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Perchas 2 para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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