Río Abajo, Cidra, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Río Abajo
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Barrio
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Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
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 Río Abajo, Cidra, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cidra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,388 ft (423 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,097 |
| • Density | 505.5/sq mi (195.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,097.
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 Río Abajo and Ceiba barrios was 1,100.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 778 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,020 | 31.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,214 | 19.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,097 | −9.6% | |
| 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 Río Abajo barrio:
Berríos, Capilla, Castrodad, Doce, González, La Vega, Los Meléndez, Los Nieves, Luna, Ortíz, Rivera, Vázquez, and Viejo Almacén.
See also
In Spanish: Río Abajo (Cidra) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Cidra, Puerto Rico
