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Media Luna is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 12,221.[3][4][5]

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Media Luna
Barrio
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Location of Media Luna within the municipality of Toa Baja shown in red
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Media Luna
Media Luna
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°25′27″N 66°14′40″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Toa Baja
Area
  Total
5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)
  Land5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
12,221
  Density2,081.9/sq mi (803.8/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
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History

Media Luna 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 Media Luna barrio was 598.[7]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900598
191091052.2%
19201,15927.4%
19302,343102.2%
19401,366−41.7%
19502,24664.4%
19603,60160.3%
19700−100.0%
19809,255
199011,35922.7%
200012,71211.9%
201012,221−3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]
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Sectors

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 Media Luna barrio:[17]

Brisas del Campanero II, Comunidad Las Master, Residencial Campanilla, Sector Campanilla, Sector La Vega, Sector Los Quintero, Sector Media Luna, Sector Parcelas Nuevas, Sector San José, Sector Valle Seco, Sector Villa Esperanza, Sector Villa Hostos, Urbanización Brisas del Campanero, and Urbanización Riberas del Plata (Las 21).

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References

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