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Collores
Barrio
A section of Ruta Panorámica in Collores
A section of Ruta Panorámica in Collores
Location of Collores within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Location of Collores within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Juana Díaz
Area
 • Total 10.21 sq mi (26.4 km2)
 • Land 10.21 sq mi (26.4 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,073
 • Density 203.0/sq mi (78.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Collores is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,073.

Luis Lloréns Torres poem El Valle de Collores has made Collores one of the most well-known barrios of the island of Puerto Rico.

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 Collores barrio was 2,835.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 2,835
1910 2,899 2.3%
1920 2,935 1.2%
1930 2,717 −7.4%
1940 2,461 −9.4%
1950 2,302 −6.5%
1980 2,193
1990 2,223 1.4%
2000 2,161 −2.8%
2010 2,073 −4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Collores (Juana Díaz) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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