Guásimas, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Guásimas is a barrio in the municipality of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,030.[3][4][5]
Guásimas | |
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Barrio | |
Urbanización Parques de Guásimas in Guásimas | |
 Location of Guásimas within the municipality of Arroyo shown in red | |
  Guásimas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′34″N 66°04′01″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Arroyo |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,030 |
| • Density | 1,854.7/sq mi (716.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Guásimas 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 combined population of Guásimas, Palmas, and Ancones barrios was 596.[7]
