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Barrio of Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caracol is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,869.[3][4][5]
Caracol | |
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Barrio | |
![]() Puerto Rico Highway 402 in Caracol | |
![]() Location of Caracol within the municipality of Añasco shown in red | |
Coordinates: 18°18′02″N 67°09′34″W[1] | |
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Municipality | ![]() |
Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
• Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,869 |
• Density | 1,335/sq mi (515/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Caracol was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until 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 Caracol and Hatillo barrios was 1,030.[7]
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)[13] 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.[14][15][16]
The following sectors are in Caracol barrio:[17]
Carretera 402, Sector Agustín Matías, Sector Calzadera, Sector Caracol Abajo, Sector Caracol Arriba, Sector La Variante, Sector Pepe Pratts, and Sector Peyo Valentín.
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