Barina, Yauco, Puerto Rico

Barina
Barrio
Location of Barina within the municipality of Yauco shown in red
Barina Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 17°59′47″N66°51′09″W / 17.996398°N 66.852619°W / 17.996398; -66.852619 [1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Yauco
Area [1]
• Total	8.76 sq mi (22.7 km2)
• Land	8.66 sq mi (22.4 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [2]	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,930
• Density	684.8/sq mi (264.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Barina is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,930. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Geography

Barina barrio is located in the southernmost part of the municipality of Yauco, immediately south of Yauco Pueblo (downtown Yauco) and the barrios of Susúa Baja and Jácana. The Yauco River crosses it from north to south, forming a flat valley that is used for agriculture. The rest of the barrio is hilly and forms part of the Southern Karst region of Puerto Rico. ^[6]

Demographics

Barina was in Spain's gazetteers ^[7] 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 Barina barrio was 1,432. ^[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,432		—
1910	1,610		12.4%
1920	1,593		−1.1%
1930	1,546		−3.0%
1940	1,852		19.8%
1950	2,067		11.6%
1960	2,511		21.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	3,762		—
1990	4,729		25.7%
2000	5,726		21.1%
2010	5,930		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) [9] 1910-1930 [10] 1930-1950 [11] 1980-2000 [12] 2010 [13]

Landmarks and attractions

The Guánica State Forest is the largest and one of the best-preserved dry forests in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. ^[14]

The Guánica State Forest is also home to several beaches. Atolladora Beach, also known as Yauco Beach, in the Ballena Bay is the largest beach of the municipality. It is located in the Guánica State Forest bordering Ballena Beach (in the municipality of Guánica) and Tamarindo Beach (in the municipality of Guayanilla). ^[15] It can be accessed by road PR-333. ^[16]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barina barrio
3. 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.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN   978-1-4766-0447-3 . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
7. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
8. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p.  165.
9. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
11. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
12. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
13. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
14. Ewel, J.L. & J.L. Whitmore. 1973. The ecological life zones of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. ITF-18.
15. "Playa Atolladora, Yauco". www.callejeandopr.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
16. "Bahía de la Ballena". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2022-11-30.