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Cordillera
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 146 in Cordillera
Puerto Rico Highway 146 in Cordillera
Location of Cordillera within the municipality of Ciales shown in red
Location of Cordillera within the municipality of Ciales shown in red
Cordillera, Ciales, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cordillera, Ciales, Puerto Rico
Cordillera, Ciales, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Ciales
Area
 • Total 4.16 sq mi (10.8 km2)
 • Land 4.16 sq mi (10.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,348
 • Density 564.4/sq mi (217.9/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cordillera is a barrio in the municipality of Ciales, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,348.

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 Cordillera barrio was 1,425.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,425
1910 1,961 37.6%
1920 1,932 −1.5%
1930 1,610 −16.7%
1940 2,189 36.0%
1950 1,566 −28.5%
1980 1,900
1990 2,326 22.4%
2000 2,193 −5.7%
2010 2,348 7.1%
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 Cordillera barrio:

Camino Los Pagán, Carretera 146, Comunidad Ortega, Comunidad Villalobos, Parcelas Alturas de Cordillera (Parcelas Nuevas), Parcelas Cordillera, Sector El Cinco, Sector El Seis, Sector El Siete, Sector El Tres, and Sector Sonador.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cordillera (Ciales) para niños

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