Rucio
Barrio of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
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Rucio is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,064.[3][4][5]
Rucio | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Rucio within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red | |
  Rucio Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′07″N 66°41′46″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Peñuelas |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.49 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| • Land | 8.49 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,064 |
| • Density | 125.3/sq mi (48.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Rucio 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 Rucio barrio was 2,233.[7]
