Guilarte, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Barrio in Puerto Rico
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Guilarte is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.[3][4][5]
Guilarte | |
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Barrio | |
Charco Mangó in Guilarte | |
 Location of Guilarte barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red | |
  Guilarte Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°09′33″N 66°46′36″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Adjuntas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
| • Land | 6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,507 ft (764 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,176 |
| • Density | 168.2/sq mi (64.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Website | adjuntaspr |
History
Demographics
Guilarte was in Spain's gazetteers[8] 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 Guilarte barrio was 1,019.[9]
Landmarks and places of interest
- El Mangó is a waterfall and charca (plunge pool) of the Yahuecas River.
- Guilarte State Forest, and its eponymous Monte Guilarte, is one of the 21 state forests of Puerto Rico. Its headquarters and Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources (DRNA) ranger office are located within the barrio.
