Achiote, Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Achiote is a barrio in the municipality of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,919.[2][3][4]
Achiote | |
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Barrio | |
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  Achiote Achiote, Naranjito, Puerto Rico  Achiote Achiote (Caribbean) | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′49″N 66°14′50″W[1] | |
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| • Mayor | Orlando Ortiz Chevres |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,919 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Zip code | 00719 |
History
The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and conducted its first census of Puerto Rico in 1899, finding that the population of Achiote barrio was 1,094.[5]
Sectors and neighborhoods
The following are the sectors and neighborhoods of Achiote: La Aldea, Residencial Candelario Torres, La Colina, El Cementerio, Higuillales, Urb. Jardines de Naranjito, Tanita Morales, Desvío, El Llano, La Galvana, Maravilla (Chícharo), Fondo del Saco, El Cuco, Los Chévere, Achiote Centro, Los Café, La Palma, La Cantera, Los Nieves, El Peñón, Los Báez, Camino Chilo Padilla, Camino Chago Vázquez, Neco Ortega, Felipe Velásquez, Oscar Padilla, and Monchito Martínez.[6]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Achiote
- 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.
- 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.
- Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 162.
- "Plan Territorial (2012)" (PDF). JP PR Gov (in Spanish). Gobierno Municipal de Naranjito -Oficina de Planificación y Ordenación Territorial. p. 42. Retrieved 26 June 2019.