Juan Asencio, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Juan Asencio is a barrio in the municipality of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,819.[3][4][5]
Juan Asencio | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Juan Asencio within the municipality of Aguas Buenas shown in red | |
  Juan Asencio Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′46″N 66°09′52″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Aguas Buenas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2) |
| • Land | 6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,819 |
| • Density | 450.3/sq mi (173.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00703 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Juan Asencio 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 Juan Asencio barrio was 1,029.[7]
