Sierra Alta
Barrio of Yauco, Puerto Rico
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Sierra Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,063.[3][4][5]
Sierra Alta | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Sierra Alta within the municipality of Yauco shown in red | |
  Sierra Alta Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°05′25″N 66°49′02″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Yauco |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.94 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.94 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,063 |
| • Density | 361.6/sq mi (139.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00698 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Sierra Alta 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 Sierra Alta barrio was 1,411.[7]
