Cercadillo, Cayey, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Cercadillo is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 820.[3][4][5]
Cercadillo | |
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Barrio | |
Cercadillo mountain view | |
 Location of Cercadillo within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Cercadillo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′01″N 66°11′44″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,398 ft (731 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 820 |
| • Density | 275.2/sq mi (106.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Cercadillo 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 Cercadillo and Lapa barrios was 1,047.[7]
