Ranchera, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Ranchera is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 446.[3][4][5]
Ranchera | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
Location of Ranchera within the municipality of Yauco shown in red | |
  Ranchera Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′40″N 66°53′48″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Yauco |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.03 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,529 ft (466 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 446 |
| • Density | 147.2/sq mi (56.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00698 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Ranchera 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 Ranchera barrio was 1,220.[7]
