Pellejas, Orocovis, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Pellejas
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Bauta River between Pellejas and Damián Abajo barrios
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Location of Pellejas within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
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 Pellejas, Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.53 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.53 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,579 ft (786 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 577 |
| • Density | 163.5/sq mi (63.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Pellejas is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 577.
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 Pellejas 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 Bauta Arriba and Pellejas barrios was 1,331.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 651 | — | |
| 1990 | 692 | 6.3% | |
| 2000 | 436 | −37.0% | |
| 2010 | 577 | 32.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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See also
In Spanish: Pellejas (Orocovis) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
