Rosario is a

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located between the municipalities of

San Germán, Puerto Rico San Germán () is a historic San Germán barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located in the Sabana Grande Valley of southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez and Maricao, Puer ...

and

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is the ninth-largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Virgin of Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also ...

. Its population in 2020 United States Census was 1,289.

History

Rosario 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 Rosario barrio was 852.

Geography

Rosario is located in the ''Cerro Las Mesas'', and borders the barrios of Juan Alonso and Limón in Mayagüez, and barrio Montoso of

Las Marías, Puerto Rico Las Marías (, ) is a Las Marías barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao; southeast of Añasco, Puerto Rico, Añasco; south of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, ...

on the north side. On the south side, it borders the barrios of Duey Bajo, Duey Alto, and Oconuco Bajo in San Germán. To the east, it is also adjacent to the barrio Montoso of Las Marías and Oconuco Alto in San Germán. To the west, it is bordered by the barrios of Quebrada Grande and Malezas, and the barrio Jagüitas in Hormigueros. Rosario covers an area of approximately 7,672 acres of land, which is equivalent to 11.64 square miles. It is mainly a mountainous region, with rugged topography accounting for 75% of its surface. Another 17% of its surface is classified as moderate, while the remaining 8% is classified as flat terrain. The northern border of el Rosario is formed by the Rosario River, which originates in the mountains of Maricao and divides the western sector of Rosario on the Mayagüez side. To the south, Rosario is bordered by the Nueve Pasos River and the Duey River.

Sectors

Rosario is divided into three main sectors: Rosario Alto in Mayagüez, Rosario Bajo, and

Rosario Peñón Rosario Peñón is a barrio in the municipality of San Germán, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 805. History Rosario Peñón was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War und ...

in San Germán.

References

Barrios of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico {{MayagüezPR-geo-stub

History

Geography

Sectors

See also

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