Barrazas, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Barrazas is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,301.[3][4][5]
Barrazas | |
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Barrio | |
Sign for Barrazas, Trujillo Bajo and Santa Cruz barrios in Carolina | |
 Location of Barrazas within the municipality of Carolina shown in red | |
  Barrazas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′49″N 65°56′19″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Carolina |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.39 sq mi (14.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.38 sq mi (13.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,301 |
| • Density | 800.9/sq mi (309.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Barrazas 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 Borrasa Bajo barrio was 764 and Borrasa Alta barrio was 889.[7]
