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Villalba Arriba
Barrio
Location of Villalba Arriba within the municipality of Villalba shown in red
Location of Villalba Arriba within the municipality of Villalba shown in red
Villalba Arriba is located in Caribbean
Villalba Arriba
Villalba Arriba
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Villalba
Area
 • Total 6.81 sq mi (17.6 km2)
 • Land 6.81 sq mi (17.6 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,539 ft (469 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 5,938
 • Density 872/sq mi (337/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Villalba Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,938.

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 population of Villalba Arriba barrio was 2,917.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 2,917
1910 2,665 −8.6%
1920 2,547 −4.4%
1940 3,299
1950 3,733 13.2%
1980 3,708
1990 5,792 56.2%
2000 6,552 13.1%
2010 5,938 −9.4%
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 Villalba Abrriba barrio:

Carretera 149, Carretera 547, Sector Aceituna, Sector Chichón, Sector El Cercao, Sector Hacienda El Semil Arriba, Sector La Capilla, Sector Lajita, Sector Palmarejo (al norte del pueblo, El Semil Arriba, Las Trozas, La Julita, Cuesta El Pasto, Guindalecia, El Collado, El Hoyo, El Cruce, El Parque, La Escuela, La Gallera, La Lima, Divisoria, La Loma, La Planta), and Urbanización Alturas del Alba.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Villalba Arriba para niños

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