Pugnado Afuera
Barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
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Pugnado Afuera is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 11,808.[3][4][5]
Pugnado Afuera | |
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Barrio | |
Sunset from Pugnado Afuera | |
 Location of Pugnado Afuera within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red | |
  Pugnado Afuera Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′04″N 66°24′53″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vega Baja |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.41 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
| • Land | 7.41 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 11,808 |
| • Density | 1,593.5/sq mi (615.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP code | 00693 |
History
Pugnado Afuera 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 Pugnado Afuera barrio was 1,336.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,336 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,541 | 15.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,209 | 43.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,819 | 27.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,828 | 0.3% | |
| 1950 | 3,051 | 7.9% | |
| 1960 | 4,674 | 53.2% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 8,224 | — | |
| 1990 | 10,796 | 31.3% | |
| 2000 | 11,959 | 10.8% | |
| 2010 | 11,808 | −1.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1960[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13] | |||
Gallery
Puerto Rico Highway 644 in Pugnado Afuera
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