Palo Seco, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Explained
| Official Name: | Palo Seco |
| Settlement Type: | Barrio |
| Pushpin Map: | Caribbean |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.4701°N -66.1367°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name: |  Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Toa Baja |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Note: | Source: 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 288 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 587.8 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Palo Seco is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 288.[2] [3] [4]
Palo Seco power plant
One of the main power plants supplying power to Puerto Rico is the Spanish; Castilian: Palo Seco fuel oil power plant located near Palo Seco, Toa Baja.[5] [6] Before Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, the Palo Seco plant was slated to close.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: US Gazetteer 2019. US Census . US Government.
- Book: Picó . Rafael . Buitrago de Santiago . Zayda . Berrios . Hector H. . Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. . San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- Book: Gwillim Law. Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. 25 December 2018. 20 May 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0447-3. 300.
- Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Web site: Protestan para que enciendan Palo Seco . Primera Hora . 19 October 2017 . es . 25 August 2019.
- Web site: Engineering Solutions for the Nation's Toughest Problems: USACE tackles Puerto Rico's power grid . www.army.mil . 2018-03-24 . 2021-08-26.
- Web site: Alvarado León . Gerardo E. . La Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica cerrará la central Palo Seco . El Nuevo Día . 2017-08-25 . es . 2021-08-26.
