Piñas, Comerío, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Piñas
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Puerto Rico Highway 778 between Piñas and Comerío barrio-pueblo
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Location of Piñas within the municipality of Comerío shown in red
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 Piñas, Comerío, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Comerío |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.33 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| • Land | 3.33 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,718 |
| • Density | 515.9/sq mi (199.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Piñas is a barrio in the municipality of Comerío, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,718.
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Sectors and demographics
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 Piñas:
Barriada La Plata, Hogar Hacienda El Trovador, Parts of Carretera 775, Parts of Carretera 7774, Paseo de La Mora, Reparto Jesús Acosta, Sector Gabriel López, Sector La Frontera, Sector La Mora, Sector Las Posas, Sector Parcelas, Sector Viento Caliente, Sector Villa Brava (Piñas Abajo), and Urbanización La Hacienda.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,323 | 16.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,488 | 12.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,403 | −5.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,325 | −5.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,715 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,834 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,700 | −7.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,718 | 1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Piñas and Vega barrios was 1,373.
Gallery
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Road in Piñas
See also
In Spanish: Piñas (Comerío) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
