Tierras Nuevas Poniente

Tierras Nuevas Poniente is a rural barrio in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,614.^[3][4][5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,534		—
1910	1,770		15.4%
1920	1,715		−3.1%
1930	2,568		49.7%
1940	2,621		2.1%
1950	2,435		−7.1%
1960	2,212		−9.2%
1970	2,188		−1.1%
1980	2,841		29.8%
1990	3,299		16.1%
2000	4,098		24.2%
2010	3,614		−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[6] 1910-1930[7] 1930-1950[8] 1980-2000[9] 2010[10]

Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Barrio
Secluded beach in Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Location of Tierras Nuevas Poniente within the municipality of Manatí shown in red
Tierras Nuevas Poniente Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°27′47″N 66°30′54″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Manatí
Area [1]
• Total	7.30 sq mi (18.9 km2)
• Land	6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2)
• Water	1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation [2]	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,614
• Density	577.3/sq mi (222.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Tierras Nuevas Poniente was in Spain's gazetteers^[11] 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. It 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente barrio was 1,534.^[12]

Places of interest

Playa Cueva Las Golondrinas, where visitors have been cited for public indecency, is located in Tierras Nuevas Poniente. Puerto Rico does not have nudist beaches.^[13]

Gallery

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  On the road (Calle La Esperanza) heading north towards Esperanza Beach
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  Cueva de las Golondrinas

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico