Damián Arriba facts for kids
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Damián Arriba
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Barrio
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Damián Arriba in 1949
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Location of Damián Arriba within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
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 Damián Arriba
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.87 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.87 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 913 |
| • Density | 235.9/sq mi (91.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Damián Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 913.
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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 Damián Arriba 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 population of Damián Arriba barrio was 839.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 839 | — | |
| 1980 | 826 | — | |
| 1990 | 780 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 893 | 14.5% | |
| 2010 | 913 | 2.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Damián Arriba fault
The Damián Arriba fault has been studied by geologists over the years.
See also
In Spanish: Damián Arriba para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
