Miradero, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Facts for Kids

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Miradero

Barrio

Joyuda in Miradero

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Location of Miradero within the municipality of Cabo Rojo shown in red

Miradero, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Location in Caribbean

Commonwealth

Puerto Rico

Municipality

Cabo Rojo

Area

• Total

9.66 sq mi (25.0 km²)

• Land

7.70 sq mi (19.9 km²)

• Water

1.96 sq mi (5.1 km²)

Elevation

49 ft (15 m)

Population

(2010)

• Total

15,521

• Density

2,013.1/sq mi (777.3/km²)

Source: 2010 Census

Time zone

UTC−4 (AST)

ZIP code

00623

Miradero is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,521. Joyuda, a small fishing village on Cabo Rojos' gastronomic route, is in Miradero.

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Features

There is a square called Plaza del Pescador in Miradero which happens to be the venue for the annual Festival del pescao (the festival of the fish).

Joyuda, a fishing village in Miradero is known for its many seafood restaurants along Puerto Rico Highway 102, a coastal road. Joyuda was the most impacted area of Cabo Rojo, when Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.

The Ana G. Méndez University has a campus in Miradero.

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 Miradero barrio was 2,011.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	2,011	—
1910	2,093	4.1%
1920	2,257	7.8%
1930	2,599	15.2%
1940	2,843	9.4%
1950	4,156	46.2%
1980	8,799	—
1990	10,757	22.3%
2000	14,358	33.5%
2010	15,521	8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010