Quebrada Infierno, Gurabo, Puerto Rico facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Quebrada Infierno
Barrio
Location of Quebrada Infierno within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
Quebrada Infierno, Gurabo, Puerto Rico Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Gurabo
Area
• Total	1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2)
• Land	1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	773
• Density	441.7/sq mi (170.5/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00778

Quebrada Infierno is a small area, or barrio, located in the town of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 773 people lived there. It's a part of Puerto Rico, which is a commonwealth of the United States.

History of Quebrada Infierno

Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War in 1898. This happened because of a peace agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

In 1899, the U.S. government took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. They found that Quebrada Infierno and a nearby barrio called Navarro had a combined population of 1,093 people.

The population of Quebrada Infierno has changed over the years:

Sectors within Quebrada Infierno

Barrios like Quebrada Infierno are often divided into even smaller areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English).

Sectors can have different names, such as urbanización, reparto, barriada, or residencial. Each type describes a different kind of local community.

Here are some of the sectors you can find in Quebrada Infierno barrio:

• Los Corcino
• Sector Aponte
• Sector Brígido Adorno
• Sector Delgado
• Sector Díaz Ayala
• Sector Díaz Rodríguez
• Sector El Silencio
• Sector La Agrícola
• Sector Lomas del Viento
• Sector Los Arroyo
• Sector Los Mudos
• Sector Los Pinos
• Sector Medina
• Sector Santa Rita
• Sector Tulo Alemán
• Sector Villanueva

See also

In Spanish: Quebrada Infierno para niños

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Gurabo, Puerto Rico