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Collores
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 157 between Collores and Damián Abajo barrios
Puerto Rico Highway 157 between Collores and Damián Abajo barrios
Location of Collores within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
Location of Collores within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
Collores, Orocovis, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Collores, Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Collores, Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Orocovis
Area
 • Total 1.49 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Land 1.49 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,247 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 152
 • Density 102/sq mi (39/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Collores is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 152.

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.

There are no sectors in Collores barrio:

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 Collores and Cacaos barrios was 1,588.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 58
1990 91 56.9%
2000 137 50.5%
2010 152 10.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

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

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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