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Juncal
Barrio
A home on PR-111 in Juncal from a mountain across the street
A home on PR-111 in Juncal from a mountain across the street
Location of Juncal within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Location of Juncal within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Juncal, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Juncal, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Juncal, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality San Sebastián
Area
 • Total 3.3 sq mi (9 km2)
 • Land 3.3 sq mi (9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,926
 • Density 583.6/sq mi (225.3/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Juncal is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,926.

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 Juncal barrio was 761.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 761
1980 1,488
1990 1,842 23.8%
2000 2,075 12.6%
2010 1,926 −7.2%
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 Juncal barrio:

Carretera 111, Sector Ballajá, Sector Iglesia Adventista (Rodríguez), Sector Juncal Centro, Sector Pueblito, Sector Santiago, and Sector Terraza de Santiago.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Juncal (San Sebastián) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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