Lapa, Salinas, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Lapa is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,419.[3][4][5] Among its attractions is the Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño, located on Highway 52, km 49.0.[6]
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Lapa | |
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Barrio | |
Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño is in Lapa | |
 Location of Lapa within the municipality of Salinas shown in red | |
  Lapa Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′29″N 66°15′21″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Salinas |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.75 sq mi (64.1 km2) |
| • Land | 24.74 sq mi (64.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,419 |
| • Density | 380.6/sq mi (147.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Lapa 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 Lapa barrio was 1,019.[8]
