Río Jueyes, Salinas, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Río Jueyes is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,360.[3][4][5]
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Río Jueyes | |
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Barrio | |
Beach in Río Jueyes in Salinas | |
 Location of Río Jueyes within the municipality of Salinas shown in red | |
  Río Jueyes Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°00′12″N 66°19′14″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Salinas |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2) |
| • Land | 14.41 sq mi (37.3 km2) |
| • Water | 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,360 |
| • Density | 233.3/sq mi (90.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Río Jueyes 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 Río Jueyes barrio was 1,248.[7]
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