Saltos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saltos
Barrio
Location of Saltos within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
Saltos Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Orocovis
Area
• Total	8.45 sq mi (21.9 km2)
• Land	8.45 sq mi (21.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	3,064 ft (934 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,238
• Density	383.2/sq mi (148.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Saltos is a community, or barrio, located in the town of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 3,238 people lived there.

Understanding Saltos: What is a Barrio?

In Puerto Rico, a barrio is like a neighborhood or a district within a larger town or municipality. It's a way to divide up the land and communities. Saltos is one of these important areas in Orocovis.

Smaller Areas: Sectors within Saltos

Barrios are often divided into even smaller parts called sectores, which means sectors in English. These sectors are local areas where people live. They can have different names like urbanización (urbanization) or barriada (neighborhood).

Here are some of the sectors you can find in Saltos barrio:

• Sector Saltos Díaz
• Sector Colí
• Sector Los Chorritos
• Sector Puente Doble
• Sector Blandito
• Sector El Hoyo
• Sector Gallera
• Sector La Nueva Ola
• Sector Pachín García
• Sector Félix Rosado
• Sector Miraflores
• Sector La Sector Parroquia
• Sector Los Meléndez
• Sector Sector Los Reyes
• Sector Felipe Rubero
• Sector El Sector Parque
• Sector Félix Medina
• Sector La Sector Charca
• Sector El Jíbarito
• Sector Los Alvarado
• Sector La Torrefacción
• Sector Tito Medina
• Sector Head Start
• Sector Barrio Pellejas I y II
• Sector Los Mercado
• Sector Los Miranda
• Sector Los Suárez
• Sector Luis Torres
• Sector Monchito Colón
• Sector Luis Sáez
• Vicente Serrano
• Sector Rafa Colón

A Look Back: The History of Saltos

Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War. This happened because of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. This treaty was an agreement that ended the war.

Counting the People: Early Census Data

In 1899, the United States government took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census found that 1,037 people lived in Saltos barrio at that time.

More to Explore

In Spanish: Saltos (Orocovis) para niños

• List of communities in Puerto Rico