Río Abajo 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
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...
. Its population in 2010 was 7,495.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
in the aftermath of the
Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
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under the terms of the
Treaty of Paris of 1898
The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris of 1898 ( fil, Kasunduan sa Paris ng 1898; es, Tratado de París de 1898), was a treaty signed by Spain and the United Stat ...
and became an
unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, ...
conducted a
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Río Abajo and
Mambiche barrios was 1,289.
Flood zone
In 2019, updated flood zone maps show that because of its location- where many hurricanes enter the island, Humacao is one of the most vulnerable areas of Puerto Rico.
Humacao was working on flood mitigation plans and shared that its barrios located on the coast;
Antón Ruíz,
Punta Santiago, Río Abajo,
Buena Vista and
Candelero Abajo barrios, are prone to flooding and in danger of being completed destroyed by a hurricane.
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
References
External links
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Barrios of Humacao, Puerto Rico
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