Barreal
Barrio of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
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Barreal is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 272.[3][4][5]
Barreal | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Barreal within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red | |
  Barreal Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′18″N 66°45′11″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Peñuelas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,094 ft (943 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 272 |
| • Density | 76.4/sq mi (29.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Barreal 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 Barreal barrio was 922.[7]
