Limaní, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Limaní is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.^[3]

Limaní
Barrio
Charco El Mangó in Limaní
Location of Limaní barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red
Limaní Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°09′45″N 66°48′06″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Adjuntas
Area [1]
• Total	3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2)
• Land	3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,438 ft (743 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	276
• Density	74.8/sq mi (28.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Website	adjuntaspr.com

History

Limaní was in Spain's gazetteers^[4] 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 Limaní barrio was 1,075.^[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,075		—
1910	1,012		−5.9%
1920	949		−6.2%
1930	810		−14.6%
1940	823		1.6%
1950	651		−20.9%
1960	447		−31.3%
1970	345		−22.8%
1980	218		−36.8%
1990	286		31.2%
2000	341		19.2%
2010	276		−19.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[6] 1910-1930[7] 1930-1950[8] 1960[9] 1980-2000[10] 2010[11]

There is an agricultural center associated with the University of Puerto Rico off Puerto Rico Highway 525, in Limaní, where a variety of citrus is grown.^[12][13][14]

Notable residents

• José Esteban Lopez Maldonado, "Agricultural Son of Puerto Rico" is Puerto Rico's youngest farmer and agricultural entrepreneur. He launched the Esteban Bianchi Maldonado Agricultural School in 2017 (Escuela Agrícola Esteban Bianchi Maldonado) when he was 14 years old.^[15][16]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico