Muñoz Rivera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Muñoz Rivera
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Barrio
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View from Muñoz Rivera
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Location of Muñoz Rivera within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
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 Muñoz Rivera
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Patillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,316 ft (401 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 673 |
| • Density | 76.1/sq mi (29.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Muñoz Rivera is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 673.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1910 | 933 | −13.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,109 | 18.9% | |
| 1930 | 926 | −16.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,215 | 31.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,311 | 7.9% | |
| 1980 | 567 | — | |
| 1990 | 904 | 59.4% | |
| 2000 | 743 | −17.8% | |
| 2010 | 673 | −9.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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.
The following sectors are in Muñoz Rivera barrio:
Carretera 179, Carretera 184, Sector El Campamento Real, Sector Los Tres Chorros, Sector Miraflores, Sector Palma Sola, Sector Real, Sector Riachuelo, Sector Río Arriba, and Sector Sonadora.
Gallery
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View facing Patillas Pueblo from PR-184
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Puerto Rico Highway 184 in Muñoz Rivera
See also
In Spanish: Muñoz Rivera (Patillas) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Patillas, Puerto Rico
