Naranjito, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Naranjito is a rural barrio in the municipality of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,050.[3][4][5]
Naranjito | |
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Barrio | |
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 Location of Naranjito within the municipality of Hatillo shown in red | |
  Naranjito Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′35″N 66°48′37″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Hatillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.14 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,050 |
| • Density | 789.5/sq mi (304.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Naranjito was in Spain's gazetteers[11] 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 Naranjito barrio was 966.[12]
Gallery
On PR-130 in and around Naranjito, Hatillo:
