Barrancas, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Barrancas is a barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,234.[3][4][5]
Barrancas | |
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Barrio | |
Mountains in Barrancas | |
 Location of Barrancas within the municipality of Barranquitas shown in red | |
  Barrancas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′08″N 66°18′57″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | 
Barranquitas |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.73 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.73 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,155 ft (657 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,234 |
| • Density | 334.7/sq mi (129.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00794 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Barrancas 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 Barrancas barrio was 692.[7]
