Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Puerto Nuevo is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,908.^[3][4][5]

Puerto Nuevo
Barrio
Beach at Puerto Nuevo
Location of Puerto Nuevo within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Puerto Nuevo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°29′03″N 66°24′06″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Vega Baja
Area [1]
• Total	4.28 sq mi (11.1 km2)
• Land	2.67 sq mi (6.9 km2)
• Water	1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Elevation [2]	23 ft (7 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,908
• Density	2,229.4/sq mi (860.8/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Puerto Nuevo was in Spain's gazetteers^[6] 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 Puerto Nuevo barrio was 706.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	706		—
1910	631		−10.6%
1920	650		3.0%
1930	856		31.7%
1940	931		8.8%
1950	1,552		66.7%
1960	1,848		19.1%
1970	2,054		11.1%
1980	3,649		77.7%
1990	4,286		17.5%
2000	5,463		27.5%
2010	5,908		8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1960[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

Puerto Nuevo Beach

Mar Bella Beach, colloquially known as the Puerto Nuevo Beach, has received Blue Flag beach ratings two years in a row, as of 2019, for being a high quality beach.^[14] In the high season the beach receives up to 15,000 visitors.^[15]

Gallery

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  Puerto Nuevo Mar Bella beach
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• Spanish rapping in the Summer of 1995 with a cameo by Snoop Dogg at Puerto Nuevo Beach

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• Reggaeton