Florida Afuera, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Florida Afuera is a barrio in the municipality of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 16,061.[3][4][5]
Florida Afuera | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 666 in Florida Afuera | |
 Location of Florida Afuera within the municipality of Barceloneta shown in red | |
  Florida Afuera Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′16″N 66°32′59″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Barceloneta |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.87 sq mi (25.6 km2) |
| • Land | 9.87 sq mi (25.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 16,061 |
| • Density | 695.7/sq mi (268.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00617 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Florida Afuera 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 Florida Afuera barrio was 3,579.[7]
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Puerto Rico Highway 2 in Florida Afuera
Puerto Rico Highway 6140 in Florida Afuera
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