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Quebrada Larga
Barrio
Location of Quebrada Larga within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Location of Quebrada Larga within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Quebrada Larga, Añasco, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Quebrada Larga, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Quebrada Larga, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Añasco
Area
 • Total 1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2)
 • Land 1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,532
 • Density 951.6/sq mi (367.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Quebrada Larga is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,532.

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 Larga and Marías barrios was 923.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 609
1980 898
1990 1,241 38.2%
2000 1,506 21.4%
2010 1,532 1.7%
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 Larga barrio:

Barrio Quebrada Larga Arriba (Sector La Cadena), Sector Sierra Maestra, and Urbanización Estancias de Sierra Maestra.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Quebrada Larga (Añasco) para niños

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