Río Abajo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Río Abajo
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Barrio
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![]() Puerto Rico Highway 22 in Río Abajo
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![]() Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
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Area | |
• Total | 2.40 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
• Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population
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• Total | 4,795 |
• Density | 2,031.80/sq mi (784.48/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Abajo is a neighborhood, or "barrio," located in Vega Baja, a town in Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 4,795 people lived there.
A Look at Río Abajo's History
After the Spanish–American War ended in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a special agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a territory of the U.S.
A year later, in 1899, the U.S. government counted all the people living in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. They found that Río Abajo and its neighboring area, Río Arriba, had a total of 1,092 people living there together.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1960 | 3,603 | — | |
1980 | 4,512 | — | |
1990 | 5,656 | 25.4% | |
2000 | 5,620 | −0.6% | |
2010 | 4,795 | −14.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010 |
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See also
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- In Spanish: Río Abajo (Vega Baja) para niños
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