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Beatriz
Barrio
Location of Beatriz within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
Location of Beatriz within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
Beatriz, Cidra, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Beatriz, Cidra, Puerto Rico
Beatriz, Cidra, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Cidra
Area
 • Total 4.25 sq mi (11.0 km2)
 • Land 4.24 sq mi (11.0 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,545 ft (471 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,095
 • Density 730/sq mi (280/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Beatriz is a barrio in the municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,095.

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 Beatriz barrio and Arenas barrio was 997.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 2,082
1990 3,126 50.1%
2000 3,168 1.3%
2010 3,095 −2.3%
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 Beatriz barrio:

Beatriz Carr, Camino Cristo de La Roca, Camino Isidro Acosta, Camino Real, Los Soto, Monte Verde (Colinas), Parcelas Nuevas, Quintas de Monticello, Sector Bambú, Sector Brisas del Plata, Sector Campito, Sector Centeno Quiles, Sector Chavón, Sector Clavijo, Sector Colinas de Beatriz I y II, Sector Colinas Del Capitán, Sector El Llano, Sector Huertas, Sector Juan González (Sector Mero), Sector La Bomba, Sector La Vega, Sector Las Cruces, Sector Los Gómez, Sector Ortíz, Sector Pesquera, Sector Rodríguez, Sector Sapera (Valle Verde), Sector Sapera Adentro, Sector Virginia, Urbanización Brisas de Montecarlo, Urbanización Colinas Verdes, and Urbanización Valle de Beatriz.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Beatriz (Cidra) para niños

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