Cabezas, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Cabezas is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,339.[3][4][5]
Cabezas | |
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Barrio | |
 Welcome to Palomino Island sign in Cabezas, Fajardo | |
  Cabezas | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′11″N 65°35′18″W[1] | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 73.48 sq mi (190.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.01 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 70.47 sq mi (182.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,339 |
| • Density | 449.3/sq mi (173.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Croabas Community[5] with 1,053 residents is a fishing neighborhood and tour boat launch site in Cabezas.[6]
History
The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Cabezas and Demajagua barrios was 1,168.[7]
Gallery
Pier at Cabezas
Tropical fish at Cabezas
Marine life in Cabezas
Tropical fish at Cabezas
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See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cabezas barrio
- Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- "Things to Do in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico". USA Today (Travel Tips).
- Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 163.
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