Amuelas
Barrio of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
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Amuelas is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,575.[3][4][5]
Amuelas | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 592 in Amuelas | |
 Location of Amuelas within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red | |
  Amuelas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′12″N 66°30′09″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Juana Díaz |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.35 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,575 |
| • Density | 1,946.8/sq mi (751.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00795 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Amuelas 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 Amuelas barrio was 1,010.[7]
