El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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El Río is a barrio in the municipality of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,096.[3][4][5]
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El Río | |
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Barrio | |
Sierra de Luquillo in El Río | |
 Location of El Río within the municipality of Las Piedras shown in red | |
  El Río Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′17″N 65°50′42″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Las Piedras |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,096 |
| • Density | 576.5/sq mi (222.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00771 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
El Río 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 El Río barrio was 2,150.[7]
