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Río Cañas Arriba
Barrio
Location of Río Cañas Arriba within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Location of Río Cañas Arriba within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Río Cañas Arriba, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Río Cañas Arriba, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Río Cañas Arriba, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Juana Díaz
Area
 • Total 4.19 sq mi (10.9 km2)
 • Land 4.18 sq mi (10.8 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,165
 • Density 517.9/sq mi (200.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Río Cañas Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,165.

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 Río Cañas Arriba barrio was 990.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 990
1910 975 −1.5%
1920 1,136 16.5%
1930 909 −20.0%
1940 895 −1.5%
1950 902 0.8%
1980 1,041
1990 977 −6.1%
2000 2,332 138.7%
2010 2,165 −7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Features

Río Cañas Arriba is close enough to the Guayabal reservoir that if the reservoir were to overfill, and the dam's overfill doors automatically opened, residents would have a short time to evacuate. The torrential rains of Hurricane Laura in August 2020 almost caused the reservoir's doors to automatically open and residents were on alert.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Cañas Arriba (Juana Díaz) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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