Palmas, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 709.[3][4][5]
Palmas | |
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Barrio | |
Cemetery in Palmas | |
 Location of Palmas within the municipality of Guayama shown in red | |
  Palmas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°00′39″N 66°08′01″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Guayama |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.73 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| • Land | 6.73 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 709 |
| • Density | 105.3/sq mi (40.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00784 |
History
Palmas 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 Palmas barrio was 1,200.[7]
