Pozas, Ciales, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Pozas
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View of Orocovis mountains from Pozas
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Location of Pozas within the municipality of Ciales shown in red
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 Pozas, Ciales, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Ciales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.03 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| • Land | 7.03 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,430 |
| • Density | 203.4/sq mi (78.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Pozas is a special kind of neighborhood called a barrio in the town of Ciales, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 1,430 people lived there. Pozas is known for its beautiful views of the Orocovis mountains.
History of Pozas and Puerto Rico
After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a peace agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a special area of the U.S. called an unincorporated territory.
In 1899, the United States Department of War counted all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. They found that 2,796 people lived in the Pozas barrio at that time.
The population of Pozas has changed over the years, as shown in the table below:
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 2,796 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,705 | −3.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,719 | 0.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,558 | −5.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,880 | 12.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,987 | −31.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,316 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,406 | 6.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,503 | 6.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,430 | −4.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Understanding Barrios and Sectors
In Puerto Rico, a barrio is like a large neighborhood or a small district. It's a way to divide up a municipality (which is like a county or a town).
These barrios are then divided even further into smaller areas called sectores (which means sectors in English). The names for these smaller areas can be different. Some are simply called sector, while others might be called urbanización, reparto, barriada, or residencial.
Here are the different sectors you can find within the Pozas barrio:
- Sector Blacho
- Sector Cascana
- Sector Capilla
- Sector Cuesta Mata
- Sector El Cedro
- Sector El Gundo
- Sector El Hoyo
- Sector Frontera
- Sector Las Lomas
- Sector Llanadas
- Sector Manicaboa
- Sector Villanueva
See also
In Spanish: Pozas (Ciales) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Ciales, Puerto Rico
