Palmarito

Palmarito is a rural barrio in the municipality of Corozal, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,227.

History

Palmarito was in Spain's gazetteers 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 Palmarito barrio was 770.

Features and demographics

Palmarito has of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 2,227 with a population density of.

Sectors

Barrios in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores. The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Palmarito barrio:

Palmarito

Parcelas Berio Nuevas,
Parcelas Berio Viejas,
Sector Albaladejo,
Sector Chago Torres,
Sector Che Díaz,
Sector Eduardo Rivera,
Sector El Riachuelo,
Sector Félix Padilla,
Sector Finito Santiago,
Sector Frank Ortiz,
Sector Geño Rivera,
Sector Goyo Torres,
Sector Los Molina,
Sector Pifio Rivera,
Sector Pimo Ortiz, and Urbanización Estancias de la Montaña.

Palmarito Centro

Sector El Cuatro,
Sector El Perico,
Sector Finín Lozada,
Sector La Gallera,
Sector Los Montesino,
Sector Los Peña,
Sector Marciano Burgos, and Sector Radio Oro.