Llanos Tuna, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Llanos Tuna is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,183.[3][4][5]
Llanos Tuna | |
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Barrio | |
View from Llanos Tuna | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Llanos Tuna within the municipality of Cabo Rojo shown in red | |
  Llanos Tuna Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′02″N 67°07′44″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cabo Rojo |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.63 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| • Land | 6.63 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,183 |
| • Density | 932.6/sq mi (360.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP code | 00623 |
History
Llanos Tuna 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 Llanos Tuna barrio was 2,976.[7]
