Lomas, Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Lomas is a barrio in the municipality of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,865.[2][3][4]
Lomas | |
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Barrio | |
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  Lomas Lomas, Naranjito, Puerto Rico  Lomas Lomas (Caribbean) | |
| Coordinates: 18°19′04″N 66°16′07″W[1] | |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orlando Ortiz Chevres |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,865 |
| 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. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Lomas barrio was 994.[5]
Sectors and neighborhoods
The following are the sectors and neighborhoods of Lomas: Cuchillas, Rafael Padilla, La Rueda, Lomas Vallés, La Jagua, Lomas jaguas, El Cielito, Susín Vázquez, Flor Rivera, Loma Linda, Lomas Centro, Parcela Las Riveras (Lomas García), Tavo Vázquez, Quiles, Guayabo, Cuchillas Pacheco, Cleto, Arturo Morales, Sico Martínez (Los Pampers), Tacho Vázquez and Matos.[6]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lomas
- 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. 43. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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