Almirante Norte
Barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
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Almirante Norte is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,397.[3][4][5]
Almirante Norte | |
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Barrio | |
Vega State Forest in Almirante Norte | |
 Location of Almirante Norte within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red | |
  Almirante Norte Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′08″N 66°22′05″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vega Baja |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.70 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| • Land | 3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,397 |
| • Density | 1,191.6/sq mi (460.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Almirante Norte was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Almirante Norte barrio was 902.[7]
Gallery
Puerto Rico Highway 160 in Almirante Norte
Puerto Rico Highway 675 in Almirante Norte
