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Santiago y Lima
Barrio
Basketball court and park in Santiago y Lima
Basketball court and park in Santiago y Lima
Location of Santiago y Lima within the municipality of Naguabo shown in red
Location of Santiago y Lima within the municipality of Naguabo shown in red
Santiago y Lima is located in Caribbean
Santiago y Lima
Santiago y Lima
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Naguabo
Area
 • Total 6.25 sq mi (16.2 km2)
 • Land 1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)
 • Water 4.43 sq mi (11.5 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 710
 • Density 390.1/sq mi (150.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Santiago y Lima is a barrio in the municipality of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 710.

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.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 981
1920 524 −46.6%
1930 620 18.3%
1940 1,048 69.0%
1950 218 −79.2%
1980 940
1990 1,118 18.9%
2000 929 −16.9%
2010 710 −23.6%
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 Santiago y Lima barrio:

Carretera 31 (from El Gravero until Edificio Rodríguez), Edificio Rodríguez, Parcelas Nuevas, Parcelas Viejas, Reparto Maribel, Sector La Altura, Sector Monte Soco, and Sector Morrillo.

Wind turbines

There are thirteen wind turbines located in Punta Lima, some of which were damaged by Hurricane María in September 2017.

Gallery

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Santiago y Lima para niños

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