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Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Barrio
Secluded beach in Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Secluded beach in Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Location of Tierras Nuevas Poniente within the municipality of Manatí shown in red
Location of Tierras Nuevas Poniente within the municipality of Manatí shown in red
Tierras Nuevas Poniente is located in Caribbean
Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Manatí
Area
 • Total 7.30 sq mi (18.9 km2)
 • Land 6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2)
 • Water 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,614
 • Density 577.3/sq mi (222.9/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Tierras Nuevas Poniente is a rural barrio in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,614.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,534
1910 1,770 15.4%
1920 1,715 −3.1%
1930 2,568 49.7%
1940 2,621 2.1%
1950 2,435 −7.1%
1980 2,841
1990 3,299 16.1%
2000 4,098 24.2%
2010 3,614 −11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente barrio was 1,534.

Places of interest

Playa Cueva Las Golondrinas, where visitors have been cited for public indecency, is located in Tierras Nuevas Poniente. .....

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tierras Nuevas Poniente para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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