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Río
Barrio
Santiago River between Río and Húcares
Santiago River between Río and Húcares
Location of Río within the municipality of Naguabo shown in red
Location of Río within the municipality of Naguabo shown in red
Río, Naguabo, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Río, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Río, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Naguabo
Area
 • Total 7.90 sq mi (20.5 km2)
 • Land 5.04 sq mi (13.1 km2)
 • Water 2.86 sq mi (7.4 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 5,350
 • Density 1,061.5/sq mi (409.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Río is a barrio in the municipality of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,350.

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 Río and Santiago y Lima barrios was 902.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 533
1920 808 51.6%
1930 788 −2.5%
1940 793 0.6%
1950 1,099 38.6%
1980 2,604
1990 2,776 6.6%
2000 3,010 8.4%
2010 5,350 77.7%
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 Río barrio:

Extensión Diplo, Extensión Diplo III, Residencial Torres del Río, Residencial Villa del Río, Row House, Sector Brazo Seco, Urbanización Brisas del Valle, Urbanización Ciudad Dorada, Urbanización Jardines de la Esperanza, Urbanización Praderas del Este, Urbanización Ramón Rivero, Urbanización Tropical Beach, and Urbanización Vistas de Naguabo.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río (Naguabo) para niños

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