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Mirasol
Barrio
Agricultural landscape in Mirasol
Agricultural landscape in Mirasol
Location of Mirasol barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
Location of Mirasol barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
Mirasol, Lares, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Mirasol, Lares, Puerto Rico
Mirasol, Lares, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Lares
Area
 • Total 3.71 sq mi (9.6 km2)
 • Land 3.71 sq mi (9.6 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,414 ft (431 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 938
 • Density 252.8/sq mi (97.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Mirasol is a barrio in the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 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 Mirasol barrio was 1,027.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,027
1980 1,034
1990 949 −8.2%
2000 1,510 59.1%
2010 938 −37.9%
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) and subbarrios, 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 Mirasol barrio:

Comunidad Los 40, El Banco, La Loma, La Vega Calcerrada, Parcelas Angela Vilella, and Sector Boquerón.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mirasol (Lares) para niños

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