Maricao Afuera
Maricao Afuera is a barrio in the municipality of Maricao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,076.[3][4][5]
Maricao Afuera | |
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Barrio | |
 Location of Maricao Afuera within the municipality of Maricao shown in red | |
  Maricao Afuera Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′16″N 66°59′17″W[1] | |
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| Municipality |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.04 sq mi (23.4 km2) |
| • Land | 9.04 sq mi (23.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,076 |
| • Density | 229.6/sq mi (88.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
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 population of Maricao Afuera barrio was 1,390.[6]
gollark: You can totally somewhat advance plan political stuff.
gollark: I mean, they centrally plan some stuff, but the majority of resource allocation is marketized.
gollark: Not really.
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gollark: Central planning is still just not very good.
See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maricao Afuera 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.
- 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. 164.
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