Rayo, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Rayo is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,084.[3][4][5]
Rayo | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 117 in Rayo | |
 Location of Rayo within the municipality of Sabana Grande shown in red | |
  Rayo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′26″N 66°57′57″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Sabana Grande |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.73 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.72 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,084 |
| • Density | 539.2/sq mi (208.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Rayo 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 Rayo barrio was 1,222.[7]
