Río Prieto, Lares, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Río Prieto
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Barrio
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Puerto Rico Highway 431 in Río Prieto
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Location of Río Prieto barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
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 Río Prieto, Lares, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Lares |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.62 sq mi (19.7 km2) |
| • Land | 7.62 sq mi (19.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 567 |
| • Density | 74.4/sq mi (28.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Prieto is a barrio in the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 567.
History
The United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Río Prieto barrio was 1,931.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 935 | — | |
| 1990 | 863 | −7.7% | |
| 2000 | 559 | −35.2% | |
| 2010 | 567 | 1.4% | |
| 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) 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 Río Prieto barrio:
Camino Ballester Camino Rullán, Cerro Malo, Sector Boquilla, Sector La Monserrate, Sector Los Márquez, Sector Vélez, Sector Vilella and Tramo Carretera 431.
See also
In Spanish: Río Prieto (Lares) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Lares, Puerto Rico
