Quebrada Honda, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Quebrada Honda
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Location of Quebrada Honda within the municipality of San Lorenzo shown in red
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 Quebrada Honda, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Lorenzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,881 |
| • Density | 701.9/sq mi (271.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Quebrada Honda is a barrio in the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,881.
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 Quebrada Honda barrio was 1,616.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,616 | — | |
| 1980 | 2,118 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,069 | −2.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,309 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,881 | −18.5% | |
| 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 Quebrada Honda barrio:
Camino Pedro Serrano, Sector Arroyo, Sector Capilla o Parroquia, Sector Cubuy, Sector Huertas, Sector Gallera, Sector García, Sector La Loma, Sector López, Sector Mojica, Sector Pia Colón, Sector Puerto Moyett, Sector Rodríguez, and Sector Vicéns.
See also
In Spanish: Quebrada Honda (San Lorenzo) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
