Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico Explained
| Official Name: | Rocha |
| Settlement Type: | Barrio |
| Pushpin Map: | Caribbean |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.4009°N -67.0509°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name: |  Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Moca |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Note: | Source: 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 4004 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 561.6 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 873 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Rocha is a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,004.[2] [3] [4]
History
Rocha 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 Rocha barrio was 902.[6]
Río Culebrinas flooding
In late May 2019, barrio Rocha and multiple areas in various municipalities suffered flooding, felled trees, landslides and closed highways when Río Culebrinas flooded.[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: 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. 160. es.
- Web site: Árboles caídos, ríos crecidos y carreteras cerradas en el oeste por las lluvias. 29 May 2019. Primera Hora. es.
