Abra Honda, Camuy, Puerto Rico
Abra Honda is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,943.[3][4][5]
Abra Honda | |
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Barrio | |
 Ernesto Memorial Chapel | |
 Location of Abra Honda within the municipality of Camuy shown in red | |
  Abra Honda Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′12″N 66°50′42″W[1] | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 6.77 sq mi (17.5 km2) |
| • Land | 6.77 sq mi (17.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,943 |
| • Density | 287.4/sq mi (111.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
The United States acquired 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 Abra Honda barrio was 1,420.[6]
Ernesto Memorial Chapel
The Ernesto Memorial Chapel, a historic church, made of stone, is located in Abra Honda barrio.[7][8]
Gallery
Small wooden structure in Abra Honda
See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abra Honda 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. 160.
- "Ernesto Memorial Chapel -- Hispanic Heritage Month -- National Register of Historic Places Official Website--Part of the National Park Service". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Iglesia Cristiana Avivamiento La Piedra (The Stone Church)". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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