Susúa Baja, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Susúa Baja is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 11,856.[3][4][5]
Susúa Baja | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 128 in Susúa Baja | |
 Location of Susúa Baja within the municipality of Yauco shown in red | |
  Susúa Baja Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′31″N 66°51′57″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Yauco |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 11,856 |
| • Density | 3,377.8/sq mi (1,304.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00698 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Susúa Baja 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 Susúa Baja barrio was 811.[7]
