Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Explained
| Official Name: | Puerto Nuevo |
| Settlement Type: | Barrio |
| Pushpin Map: | Caribbean |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.4842°N -66.4018°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name: |  Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vega Baja |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.67 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Note: | Source: 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 5908 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2229.4 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Puerto Nuevo is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,908.[2] [3] [4]
History
Puerto Nuevo was in Spain's gazetteers[5] until 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 Puerto Nuevo barrio was 706.[6]
Puerto Nuevo Beach
Mar Bella Beach, colloquially known as the Puerto Nuevo Beach, has received Blue Flag beach ratings two years in a row, as of 2019, for being a high quality beach.[7] In the high season the beach receives up to 15,000 visitors.[8]
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: Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881 . Biblioteca Nacional de España . es . 1614. 4 April 2023.
- Book: Joseph Prentiss Sanger. Henry Gannett. Walter Francis Willcox. Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office. 1900. Imprenta del gobierno. 162. es.
- Web site: Se enciende la Navidad en Vega Baja. December 4, 2019. Primera Hora.
- Web site: La Playa Puerto Nuevo en Vega Baja revalida en la clasificación de Bandera Azul. October 2, 2019. El Nuevo Dia.
