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Torrecilla Baja
Barrio
Piñones Beach (Campamento Piñones) in Torrecilla Baja
Piñones Beach (Campamento Piñones) in Torrecilla Baja
Location of Torrecilla Baja within the municipality of Loíza shown in red
Location of Torrecilla Baja within the municipality of Loíza shown in red
Torrecilla Baja is located in Caribbean
Torrecilla Baja
Torrecilla Baja
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Loíza
Area
 • Total 11.55 sq mi (29.9 km2)
 • Land 7.31 sq mi (18.9 km2)
 • Water 4.24 sq mi (11.0 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,404
 • Density 328.9/sq mi (127.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00772

Torrecilla Baja is a barrio in the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Torrecilla Baja has eight sectors and its population was 2,404 in 2010. The Piñones State Forest is located in Torrecilla Baja.

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 Torrecilla Baja and Torrecilla Alta barrios was 1,473.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 721
1920 775 7.5%
1930 750 −3.2%
1940 1,177 56.9%
1950 1,233 4.8%
1980 1,532
1990 1,978 29.1%
2000 2,322 17.4%
2010 2,404 3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Features

The Piñones State Forest is in Torrecilla Baja.

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 Torrecilla Baja barrio:

Sector El Terraplén, Sector La Arena, Sector La Torre, Sector Las Pajita, Sector Los Vizcarrondo, Sector Monte Grande, Sector Piñones, and Sector Punta Maldonado.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Torrecilla Baja para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Loíza, Puerto Rico
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