Miradero, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Miradero is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,521.[3][4][5] Joyuda, a small fishing village on Cabo Rojos' gastronomic route, is in Miradero.
Miradero | |
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Barrio | |
Joyuda in Miradero | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Miradero within the municipality of Cabo Rojo shown in red | |
  Miradero Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°05′19″N 67°10′38″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cabo Rojo |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.66 sq mi (25.0 km2) |
| • Land | 7.70 sq mi (19.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.96 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,521 |
| • Density | 2,013.1/sq mi (777.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP code | 00623 |
Features
The public square Plaza del Pescador in Miradero is the venue for the annual Festival del pescao (the festival of the fish).[6]
Joyuda, a fishing village in Miradero is known for its many seafood restaurants along Puerto Rico Highway 102, a coastal road.[7] Joyuda was one of the most impacted areas of Cabo Rojo, when Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.[8]
The Ana G. Méndez University has a campus in Miradero.
History
Miradero was in Spain's gazetteers[9] 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 Miradero barrio was 2,011.[10]
Gallery
Places in Miradero:
Puerto Real Bay in Miradero
La Playita in Puerto Real
Plaza del Pescador
Building in Joyuda
The Ana G. Méndez University, Cabo Rojo campus
