Tetuán, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Tetuán is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 680.[3][4][5]
Tetuán | |
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Barrio | |
 Location of Tetuán within the municipality of Utuado shown in red | |
  Tetuán Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°16′04″N 66°36′45″W[1] | |
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| Municipality |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.46 sq mi (14.1 km2) |
| • Land | 5.46 sq mi (14.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,096 ft (639 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 680 |
| • Density | 124.5/sq mi (48.1/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 Tetuán barrio was 1,678.[6]
Landslide
On May 28, 2019 a landslide occurred in Tetuán cutting off many families' access to the main road, Puerto Rico Highway 140. The mayor said landslides are a normal occurrence in the Utuado municipality.[7]
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See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tetuán 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. 161.
- Claudio, Ronald Ávila. "Abierto el paso en carretera de Utuado luego de derrumbe". Metro.
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