Ancones, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Ancones is a barrio in the municipality of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,719.[3][4][5]
Ancones | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Ancones within the municipality of Arroyo shown in red | |
  Ancones Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′40″N 66°02′39″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Arroyo |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,719 |
| • Density | 2,803.4/sq mi (1,082.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Ancones 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 combined population of Ancones, Palmas and Guásimas barrios was 596.[7]
