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Yaurel
Barrio
Sign for Yaurel and faded COVID-19 Quedate en tu casa (stay home) public health sign
Sign for Yaurel and faded COVID-19 Quedate en tu casa (stay home) public health sign
Location of Yaurel within the municipality of Arroyo shown in red
Location of Yaurel within the municipality of Arroyo shown in red
Yaurel, Arroyo, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Yaurel, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Yaurel, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Arroyo
Area
 • Total 4.77 sq mi (12.4 km2)
 • Land 4.77 sq mi (12.4 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,589
 • Density 163.7/sq mi (63.2/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Yaurel (Barrio Yaurel) is a barrio in the municipality of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,589.

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 Yaurel barrio was 1,333.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,333
1950 1,900
1980 2,202
1990 2,046 −7.1%
2000 1,926 −5.9%
2010 1,589 −17.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Special community

Since 2001 when law 1-2001 was passed, measures have been taken to identify and address the high levels of poverty and the lack of resources and opportunities affecting specific communities in Puerto Rico. Initially there were 686 places that made the list. By 2008, there were 742 places on the list of Comunidades especiales de Puerto Rico. The places on the list are barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods and in 2004, Yaurel barrio made the list.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Yaurel para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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