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Sonador
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Barrio
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Location of Sonador within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Sonador
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,813 |
| • Density | 614.6/sq mi (237.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Sonador is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,813.
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 Sonador and Alto Sano barrios was 862.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,421 | 17.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,425 | 0.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,813 | 27.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Sonador barrio:
Carretera 423, Carretera 497, Parcelas Sonador, Sector Álvarez, Sector Andrés Torres, Sector Berto Vargas, Sector Cruz Montalvo, Sector El Callejón, Sector El Túnel, Sector Entrada Chaín, Sector Gelo Ramos, Sector José Manuel Soto, Sector Julio Nieves, Sector Justo Pérez, Sector La Parada, Sector La Pluma Pública, Sector La Vanguardia, Sector Manolo Quiles, Sector Maximino Soto, Sector Montalvo, Sector Ortiz, Sector Pello Sánchez, Sector Puente Nuevo, Sector Siso Quiles, Sector Tito Bondo, and Urbanización Brisas del Río Sonador.
See also
In Spanish: Sonador (San Sebastián) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
