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Quebrada Infierno
Barrio
Location of Quebrada Infierno within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
Location of Quebrada Infierno within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
Quebrada Infierno, Gurabo, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Quebrada Infierno, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
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 barrio in the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 773.

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 Quebrada Infierno and Navarro barrios was 1,093.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 719
1990 835 16.1%
2000 675 −19.2%
2010 773 14.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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 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, and Sector Villanueva.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Quebrada Infierno para niños

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