Pellejas, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Barrio in Puerto Rico
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Pellejas is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 553.[3][4][5]
Pellejas | |
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Barrio | |
Mountains in Pellejas | |
 Location of Pellejas barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red | |
  Pellejas Location within the Caribbean | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′44″N 66°42′34″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Adjuntas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.53 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.52 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 553 |
| • Density | 157.1/sq mi (60.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Pellejas 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 Pellejas barrio was 1,521.[7]
