Toíta, Cidra, Puerto Rico facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Toíta
Barrio
Location of Toíta within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
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Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Cidra
Area
• Total	1.63 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Land	1.63 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,068
• Density	655.2/sq mi (253.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Toíta is a special area called a barrio in the town of Cidra, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 1,068 people lived there.

Toíta's History

How Toíta Became Part of the U.S.

Long ago, after a war called the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. Puerto Rico then became a special kind of area connected to the U.S.

In 1899, the U.S. government counted all the people living in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. They found that Toíta and a nearby area called Honduras had 800 people living there together.

Population Changes Over Time

The number of people living in Toíta has changed over the years. Here is how the population has grown:

Parts of Toíta

What are Sectors?

A barrio like Toíta is often divided into even smaller parts. These smaller areas are called sectores, which means sectors in English. The names for these sectores can be different, like urbanización or reparto.

Main Sectors in Toíta

Here are some of the sectores you can find in Toíta barrio:

• Capilla
• Cruz
• Díaz
• Federico Ramos
• Filemón
• Llavona
• Los Cotto
• Rivera
• Rubén González
• Valles del Bravo

More to Explore

In Spanish: Toíta (Cidra) para niños

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