Sabana Abajo, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Sabana Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 55,600.[3][4][5]

Sabana Abajo
Barrio
Neighborhood police station in Sabana Abajo
Location of Sabana Abajo within the municipality of Carolina shown in red
Sabana Abajo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°25′02″N 65°58′53″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Carolina
Area [1]
• Total	6.00 sq mi (15.5 km^2)
• Land	5.66 sq mi (14.7 km^2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km^2)
Elevation [2]	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	55,600
• Density	9,840.7/sq mi (3,799.5/km^2)
	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 Sabana Abajo barrio was 578.[6]

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sabana Abajo barrio
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. 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. 161.