Guayabo Dulce, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Barrio in Puerto Rico
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Guayabo Dulce is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 140.[3][4][5]
Guayabo Dulce | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Guayabo Dulce barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red | |
  Guayabo Dulce Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′23″N 66°49′32″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Adjuntas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,342 ft (714 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 140 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00601, 00631 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Website | adjuntaspr |
History
Demographics
Guayabo Dulce was in Spain's gazetteers[7] 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 Guayabo Dulce barrio was 1,055.[8]
Landmarks and places of interest
- A small portion of Bosque del Pueblo, one of the 21 units of the Puerto Rico state forest system, is located within the barrio.
