Río, Naguabo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Río
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Barrio
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Santiago River between Río and Húcares
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Location of Río within the municipality of Naguabo shown in red
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 Río, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| 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
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| • 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.
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| 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 |
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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 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
In Spanish: Río (Naguabo) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Naguabo, Puerto Rico
