Muñoz Rivera

Muñoz Rivera is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 673.[3][4][5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19001,080—
1910933−13.6%
19201,10918.9%
1930926−16.5%
19401,21531.2%
19501,3117.9%
19601,043−20.4%
1980567—
199090459.4%
2000743−17.8%
2010673−9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[6] 1910-1930[7]
1930-1950[8] 1980-2000[9] 2010[10]
Muñoz Rivera
Barrio
View from Muñoz Rivera
View from Muñoz Rivera
Location of Muñoz Rivera within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Location of Muñoz Rivera within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Muñoz Rivera is located in Caribbean
Muñoz Rivera
Muñoz Rivera
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°04′51″N 66°02′49″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Patillas
Area
[1]
 • Total8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2)
 • Land8.84 sq mi (22.9 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,316 ft (401 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total673
 • Density76.1/sq mi (29.4/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)[11] 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.[12][13][14]

The following sectors are in Muñoz Rivera barrio:[15]

Carretera 179, Carretera 184, Sector El Campamento Real, Sector Los Tres Chorros, Sector Miraflores, Sector Palma Sola, Sector Real, Sector Riachuelo, Sector Río Arriba, and Sector Sonadora.

  • View facing Patillas Pueblo from PR-184
    View facing Patillas Pueblo from PR-184
  • Puerto Rico Highway 184 in Muñoz Rivera
    Puerto Rico Highway 184 in Muñoz Rivera

See also

References
  1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muñoz Rivera barrio
  3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  11. "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  13. Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
  14. "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL Patillas 091" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). Junta de Planificación - Gobierno de Puerto Rico. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.