Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,495.[3][4][5]
Río Abajo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Taíno monument on pedestal in Río Abajo | |
 Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Humacao shown in red | |
  Río Abajo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°08′28″N 65°47′14″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Humacao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.97 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.86 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.11 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,495 |
| • Density | 1,279/sq mi (494/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00791 |
Río Abajo 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 population of Río Abajo and Mambiche barrios was 1,289.[7]
In 2019, updated flood zone maps show that because of its location- where many hurricanes enter the island, Humacao is one of the most vulnerable areas of Puerto Rico.[13] Humacao was working on flood mitigation plans and shared that its barrios located on the coast; Antón Ruíz, Punta Santiago, Río Abajo, Buena Vista and Candelero Abajo barrios, are prone to flooding and in danger of being completed destroyed by a hurricane.[14]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
