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Bermejales
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Barrio
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Location of Bermejales within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
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 Bermejales
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,595 ft (791 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 500 |
| • Density | 267.4/sq mi (103.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Bermejales is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 500.
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 Bermejales barrio:
Sector Buena Vista, Sector El Collao, Sector El Cometa, Sector La Cuchilla, Sector El Aguacate, Sector El Mirador, Sector Tino Torres, Sector Buena Vista, and Sector El Collao.
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 Bermejales barrio was 1,317.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,317 | — | |
| 1980 | 669 | — | |
| 1990 | 646 | −3.4% | |
| 2000 | 570 | −11.8% | |
| 2010 | 500 | −12.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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See also
In Spanish: Bermejales (Orocovis) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
