Almácigo Alto is a
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...
in the municipality of
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Yauco () is a Yauco barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the Yauco barrio-pueblo, downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco ...
. Its population in 2010 was 1,659.
Geography
Almácigo Alto is located northwest of
Yauco Pueblo (downtown Yauco), and it is bounded by barrios
Almácigo Bajo to the south,
Diego Hernández to the east,
Collores and
Algarrobo to the north, and
Susúa Alta
Susúa Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,719.
History
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 a ...
to the east.
Demographics
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ...
References
Barrios of Yauco, Puerto Rico
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