Frontón is a

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in the municipality of Ciales, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,228.

Economy

Walmart in Puerto Rico works with

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-approved businesses located in Frontón, such as Lettufresh, which supply fresh lettuce to

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and Amigo Supermarkets.

History

Frontón 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 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 Frontón barrio was 3,706. Frontón saw a 38.9% increase in population from 1990 to 2000 then a 17.0% decrease from 2000 to 2010.

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to 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 Frontón barrio: , and .

Gallery

Carretera PR-140, Ciales, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 140 in Frontón Río Yunes, Ciales-Utuado, Puerto Rico.jpg, Yunes River between Frontón (Ciales) and Mameyes Abajo (Utuado) barrios

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