Don Alonso
Barrio of Utuado, Puerto Rico
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Don Alonso is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 900.[3][4][5]
Don Alonso | |
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Barrio | |
Dos Bocas Lake | |
 Location of Don Alonso within the municipality of Utuado shown in red | |
  Don Alonso Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′31″N 66°38′16″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Utuado |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.24 sq mi (18.8 km2) |
| • Land | 7.03 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 900 |
| • Density | 128/sq mi (49/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Don Alonso 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 Don Alonso barrio was 1,610.[7]
Gallery
Gazebos near Dos Bocas Lake
The Dos Bocas Lake in Don Alonso
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