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Río Abajo
Barrio
View from Río Abajo in Ceiba
View from Río Abajo in Ceiba
Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Río Abajo, Ceiba, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Río Abajo, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Río Abajo, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Ceiba
Area
 • Total 8.02 sq mi (20.8 km2)
 • Land 8.02 sq mi (20.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 884
 • Density 110.2/sq mi (42.5/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 884.

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 Abajo and Daguao barrios (counted with Fajardo) was 1,099.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 1,031
1920 1,273 23.5%
1930 1,354 6.4%
1940 1,238 −8.6%
1950 1,179 −4.8%
1980 784
1990 735 −6.2%
2000 871 18.5%
2010 884 1.5%
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 Río Abajo barrio:

Camino Charco Frío, Sector La Paloma, Sector Rincón, and Sector Sonadora.

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See also

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

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