Saltos 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
Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,238.
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 Saltos barrio was 1,037.
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 Orocovis, Puerto Rico
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