Mamey, Gurabo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Mamey
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Location of Mamey within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
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 Mamey, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Gurabo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.62 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,714 |
| • Density | 1,799.2/sq mi (694.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code |
00778
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Mamey is a barrio in the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,714.
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 Mamey barrio was 680.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 680 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,878 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,169 | 68.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,203 | 32.6% | |
| 2010 | 4,714 | 12.2% | |
| 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 Mamey barrio:
Condominio Caminito, Extensión San José, Reparto San José, Sector Bernabé Candelaria, Sector Colinas de Gurabo, Sector Cristóbal Casul, Sector El Campito, Sector Estancias de Monte Sol, Sector Geño González, Sector Juan López, Sector La Lomita, Sector Lucas Rivalta, Sector Mamey 1, Sector Mamey 2, Sector Marina Rodríguez, Sector Opio, Sector Pablo Hernández, Sector Padilla, Sector Rodríguez Fortis, Sector Rufo Avilés, Sector Tomás Rodríguez, Urbanización Ciudad Jardín, Urbanización El Paraíso, Urbanización Jardines de Gurabo, Urbanización Llanos de Gurabo, Urbanización Los Altos, Urbanización Parque Las Américas, Urbanización Valle del Tesoro, and Urbanización Valles de Ensueño.
See also
In Spanish: Mamey (Gurabo) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Gurabo, Puerto Rico
