Carrizales, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Carrizales is a rural, coastal barrio in the municipality of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,066.[3][4][5]
Carrizales | |
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Barrio | |
Sardinera Beach in Carrizales | |
 Location of Carrizales within the municipality of Hatillo shown in red | |
  Carrizales Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′40″N 66°47′18″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Hatillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.09 sq mi (13.2 km2) |
| • Land | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,066 |
| • Density | 1,833.2/sq mi (707.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP code | 00659 |
History
Carrizales was in Spain's gazetteers[11] 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 Carrizales barrio was 969.[12]
Gallery
Playa La Sardinera in Carrizales
Puerto Rico Highway 22 in Carrizales
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