Quebrada Fajardo is a

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in the municipality of

Fajardo, Puerto Rico Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It i ...

. Its population in 2010 was 9,789.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

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under the terms of the

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and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Quebrada Fajardo barrio was 888.

Sectors

Repairs to Igualdad Street in Quebrada Fajarda, for damage that was caused by

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in 2017 were approved in August 2020. Sector Los Chicos is located in Quebrada Fajardo.

References

Barrios of Fajardo, Puerto Rico {{FajardoPR-geo-stub

History

Sectors

See also

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