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Apeadero
Barrio
Location of Apeadero within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Location of Apeadero within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Apeadero is located in Caribbean
Apeadero
Apeadero
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Patillas
Area
 • Total 2.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Land 2.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 699
 • Density 305.2/sq mi (117.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Apeadero is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 699.

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 combined population of Mamey and Apeadero barrios was 1,249.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 892
1920 989 10.9%
1930 980 −0.9%
1940 1,216 24.1%
1950 1,079 −11.3%
1980 772
1990 606 −21.5%
2000 632 4.3%
2010 699 10.6%
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 Apeadero barrio:

Carretera 757, Sector Acueducto, Sector Amill, Sector Campos, Sector Carrión, Sector Estrada, Sector Justo Rosa, Sector La Loma Final, Sector Los Morales, Sector Machuchal, and Sector Russi.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Apeadero (Patillas) para niños

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