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Vaga
Barrio
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Driving through Vaga
Location of Vaga within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Location of Vaga within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Vaga, Morovis, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Vaga, Morovis, Puerto Rico
Vaga, Morovis, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Morovis
Area
 • Total 3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Land 3.38 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,339 ft (408 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 471
 • Density 139.3/sq mi (53.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
Zip code
00687

Vaga is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Vaga has three sectors and its population in 2010 was 471.

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 Vaga barrio was 828.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 828
1980 721
1990 433 −39.9%
2000 648 49.7%
2010 471 −27.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Geography

Vaga is located on the southwestern corner of the municipality of Morovis. It is south of San Lorenzo barrio and west of Pasto barrio. Vaga's western border is with the municipality of Ciales.

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 Vaga barrio:

Sector Vaga, Sector Vaga 1, and Sector Vaga 3.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vaga (Morovis) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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