Puntas, Rincón, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Puntas
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Casa Isleña in Puntas
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Location of Puntas within the municipality of Rincón shown in red
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 Puntas, Rincón, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Rincón |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.45 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.93 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,575 |
| • Density | 816.1/sq mi (315.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Puntas is a barrio in the municipality of Rincón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,575.
Puntas is known for great surf and whale watching.
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 Puntas barrio was 1,006.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,006 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,239 | 23.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,350 | 9.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,255 | −7.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,274 | 1.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,382 | 8.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,531 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,592 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,679 | 5.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,575 | −6.2% | |
| 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 Puntas barrio:
Calle Boulevard, Calle Colinas Lindas, Calle Los Flamboyanes, Camino Interior, Camino Martillo, Camino Vista Nuclear, Carretera 413, Centro Puntas, Condominio Landing View Village, Paseo Tirado Sánchez, Punta Higüera, Puntas Nuevas, Ramal 413, Sector Alfonso Arizmendi, Sector Brisas, Sector Buena Vista, Sector Cielo Mar, Sector Colinas Lindas, Sector Collazo, Sector Cuchillo de Piñas, Sector Dominga Cardona, Sector Ismael Sánchez, Sector Los Cipreses, Sector Los Flamboyanes, Sector Trinitarias, Sector Vereno, and Sector Vista Linda.
See also
In Spanish: Puntas para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Rincón, Puerto Rico
