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Celada
Barrio
Near PR-943 in Celada
Near PR-943 in Celada
Location of Celada within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
Location of Celada within the municipality of Gurabo shown in red
Celada, Gurabo, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Celada, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Celada, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Gurabo
Area
 • Total 3.61 sq mi (9.3 km2)
 • Land 3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,160
 • Density 890.1/sq mi (343.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00778

Celada is a barrio in the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,160.

History

Casas en la montaña en Celada, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Homes on a mountainside in Celada

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 Celada barrio was 964.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 964
1980 1,778
1990 1,709 −3.9%
2000 2,288 33.9%
2010 3,160 38.1%
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 Celada barrio:

Alturas de Celada, Apartamentos Villas del Soportal, Parcelas Toquí, Sector Casul (Carretera 181, km 22.6), Sector Celada Centro, Sector El Abanico, Sector El Colchón, Sector El Trapiche, Sector Eugenio Ruíz, Sector Faro Gómez, Sector Felo Reyes, Sector Hernáiz, Sector Juan Acevedo, Sector La Tablita, Sector La Tosca, Sector Los Chinos Sur, Sector Los Chinos, Sector Los Meléndez, Sector Los Pocholos, Sector Los Toledo, Sector Ortiz, Sector Pepe Morales, Sector Román, Sector Rufo Ramírez, Sector Toqui, Sector Urrutia, Sector Villa Joan, Urbanización Heavenly View, and Urbanización Lomas del Sol

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Celada (Gurabo) para niños

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