Río Abajo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Río Abajo
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 22 in Río Abajo
Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Río Abajo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Vega Baja
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  (2010)
• Total	4,795
• Density	2,031.80/sq mi (784.48/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
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.

Pictures of Río Abajo

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  Puerto Rico Highway 674 in Río Abajo

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• In Spanish: Río Abajo (Vega Baja) para niños