Jobos, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Jobos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,446.[3][4][5]

Jobos
Barrio
Jobos Beach near Jobos, Isabela
Location of Jobos within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Jobos
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°29′50″N 67°03′56″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Isabela
Area
 • Total3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
 • Land3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation239 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,446
 • Density973.4/sq mi (375.8/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−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 Jobos barrio was 1,551.[6]

Places in Jobos

In 2019, the headquarters for Solar Libre, a new school where students can study solar energy, was established in Jobos. It was established with financial support from Samsung, The Hispanic Federation and NFL football player, Victor Cruz.[7]

Jobos Beach, known as a world-class surf spot[8][9] and where in February 2013, the Rip Curl Pro surfing competition was held, is located in Jobos barrio.[10][11]

There is a cemetery in Jobos.

  • Cemetery in Jobos

See also

References
  1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jobos 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. 160.
  7. https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/victorcruzentregadonativoanuevaescuelaenisabela-1303446/
  8. Haskins, John (January 22, 2009). "Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico" – via NYTimes.com.
  9. SurferToday.com, Editor at. "The best surf spots in Puerto Rico". Surfertoday.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. "Jobos recibe evento de surfing de clase mundial este fin de semana" (in Spanish). noticel.com. February 8, 2013.
  11. "Windsurfing". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico.


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