Quebrada Vueltas

Quebrada Vueltas is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,665.^[3][4][5]

Quebrada Vueltas
Barrio
Entrance to Quebrada Vueltas
Location of Quebrada Vueltas within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red
Quebrada Vueltas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°18′09″N 65°38′12″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Fajardo
Area [1]
• Total	6.23 sq mi (16.1 km2)
• Land	5.56 sq mi (14.4 km2)
• Water	0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation [2]	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,665
• Density	661.6/sq mi (255.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00738

History

Quebrada Vueltas 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 Quebrada Vueltas and Florencio barrios was 1,289.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	591		—
1920	1,133		91.7%
1930	1,865		64.6%
1940	2,124		13.9%
1950	1,740		−18.1%
1960	1,558		−10.5%
1970	1,727		10.8%
1980	2,427		40.5%
1990	2,483		2.3%
2000	3,239		30.4%
2010	3,665		13.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Sites

Montesol Shopping Center is in Quebrada Vueltas.^[13]

Gallery

• 
  View of Melones Beach in Culebra from Quebrada Vueltas
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  PR-195 and PR-987 intersection in Fajardo barrio-pueblo and electric substation in Quebrada Vueltas

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico