Cuchillas is a rural

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in the municipality of

Corozal, Puerto Rico Corozal () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south of Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is spre ...

. Its population in 2010 was 1,551.

History

Cuchillas was in Spain's

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s until 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

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. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Cuchillas barrio was 585.

Boundaries

Cuchillas is located in the northwestern section of Corozal. Cuchillas shares a border with Padilla,

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, Palmarito and

Magueyes Magueyes is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, Montes Llanos, Portugués, Sabanetas, and Tibes, Magueyes is one of the municipality's eight interior barrios ...

, all barrios of Corozal as well as with Cuchillas in Morovis municipality. The

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runs along the southern border of Cuchillas, between Cuchillas and Magueyes and intersects with the

Orocovis River The Orocovis River () is a river of Orocovis, Morovis, and Corozal, municipalities in Puerto Rico. Gallery Orocovis River from bridge on PR-155, Río Grande barrio, Morovis Vista desde puente en Sector La Playita, Carretera 155, Río Grande, Mo ...

Features and demographics

Cuchillas has of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 1,551 with a population density of .

Sectors

Barrios (which are now 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 Cuchillas barrio: , and .

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