Barahona, Morovis, Puerto Rico


Barahona is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,244.

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Barahona barrio was 854.

Hurricane Maria

After Hurricane Maria destroyed critical infrastructure in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, the Puerto Rico National Guard was tasked with providing people with potable water.

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 Barahona barrio:
Puerto Rico Highway 633, and
Valle Barahona.

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