Unibón

Barrio of Morovis, Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unibón is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Unibón has fifteen sectors and its population in 2010 was 3,853.[3][4][5]

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Unibón
Barrio
Street and homes on mountainside in Unibón
Street and homes on mountainside in Unibón
Location of Unibón within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Location of Unibón within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Unibón is located in Caribbean
Unibón
Unibón
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°20′07″N 66°22′59″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Morovis
Area
  Total
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
  Land2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,853
  Density1,427/sq mi (551/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
Zip code
00687
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History

Unibón 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 Unibón barrio was 643.[7]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900643
191076719.3%
192097527.1%
19301,15218.2%
19401,28711.7%
19501,56421.5%
19601,75412.1%
19702,14722.4%
19802,69425.5%
19902,9338.9%
20003,49519.2%
20103,85310.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]
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Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)[13] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.[14][15][16]

The following sectors are in Unibón barrio:[17]

Parcelas Ramón Pabón, Sector Archilla, Sector El Puente, Sector Gallera, Sector Los Santos, Sector Padre Ibáñez, Sector Patrón, Sector Pedroza, Tramo Carretera 159, Urbanización Brisas del Río, Urbanización John Díaz, Urbanización Laderas del Río Unibón, Urbanización Matos, Urbanización Riberas de Unibón, and Urbanización Rodríguez.

The Unibón River (Spanish: Río Unibón) flows throw this barrio in Morovis and through other nearby municipalities including Vega Baja, and Corozal. There is a bridge that goes over the Unibón River in Unibón.[18]

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