Maricao, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Maricao is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,192.[3][4][5]
Maricao | |
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Barrio | |
View from Sector González in Maricao | |
 Location of Maricao within the municipality of Vega Alta shown in red | |
  Maricao Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′16″N 66°19′53″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | 
Vega Alta |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.88 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.88 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,192 |
| • Density | 1,063.9/sq mi (410.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Maricao 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 Maricao barrio was 741.[7]
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Puerto Rico Highway 677 in Maricao
Puerto Rico Highway 6677 in Maricao
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