Nuevo, Naranjito, Puerto Rico

Nuevo is a barrio in the municipality of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,004.[2][3][4]

Nuevo
Barrio
Nuevo
Nuevo, Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Nuevo
Nuevo (Caribbean)
Coordinates: 18°17′23″N 66°13′19″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Naranjito
Government
 • MayorOrlando Ortiz Chevres
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,004
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−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 Nuevo barrio was 1,081.[5]

Sectors and neighborhoods

The following are the sectors and neighborhoods of Nuevo: Hevia, Parcelas Hevia, Puente Plata, Villa Embrolla, Bernard, Loma del Viento, Villa del Plata, Negrón, Entrada Guadiana, Sostre, Eusebio Rivera, Martínez, Cintrón, Hogar Crea, La Tosca, Mulitas, Bunkers Hill, Cuadrado, Matadero, Urb. Valle Verde, Urb. Campo Bello, Camino Los Matos, and Camino Don Manolo Febos.[6]

Hurricane Maria

After Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico, residents of Nuevo barrio waited 7 to 8 months to have electrical power restored.[7]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuevo
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Eso es una fecha que no se me va a olvidar nunca". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).


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