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Vega Redonda
Barrio
View from Vega Redonda
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Location of Vega Redonda within the municipality of Comerío shown in red
Location of Vega Redonda within the municipality of Comerío shown in red
Vega Redonda, Comerío, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Vega Redonda, Comerío, Puerto Rico
Vega Redonda, Comerío, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Comerío
Area
 • Total 2.83 sq mi (7.3 km2)
 • Land 2.83 sq mi (7.3 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,197
 • Density 423/sq mi (163/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Vega Redonda is a barrio in the municipality of Comerío, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,197.

Sectors and demographics

Barrios (which are 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 located in Vega Redonda:

Apartamentos Amelia, Apartamentos El Español, Carretera 791, Sector La Mora Arriba, Sector Las Polleras, Sector Los Reyes, Sector Quebrada Adentro, and Sector Sabana.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 1,089
1920 1,380 26.7%
1930 1,322 −4.2%
1940 1,426 7.9%
1950 1,314 −7.9%
1980 545
1990 1,151 111.2%
2000 1,020 −11.4%
2010 1,197 17.4%
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 combined population of Vega and Piñas barrios was 1,373.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vega Redonda para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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