Borinquen is a

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

in the municipality of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,415.

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 an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Borinquen barrio was 1,271.

Geography

Playuela Beach in Borinquen is a beach with of coastline. A project to build hotels at Playuela Beach was in the works in 2017.

Sectors

Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) 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. The following sectors are in Borinquen barrio: , and .

Gallery

Scenes in Borinquen: Nathan Mitchell riding a wave at Gas Chambers Beach, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.jpg, Nathan Mitchell and a wave at Gas Chambers Beach Puente del Chapey, Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 02.jpg, Year written under Puente del Chapey, Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 03.jpg, Puente del Chapey Puente del Chapey, Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.jpg,

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