Bajadero, Puerto Rico

Bajadero
Community
Bajadero
Coordinates: 18°25′24″N 66°40′37″W
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Arecibo
Elevation [1]	259 ft (79 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,710
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Bajadero is a community in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,710.[2][3] Three barrios border each other and each contains a section of the community. The Bajadero community in the barrio of Arenalejos had a population of 2,380 in 2010. The Bajadero community in the barrio of Carreras had a population of 64 in 2010 and the Bajadero community in the barrio of Domingo Ruíz had a population of 1,266 in 2010.[4][5] There is a U.S. Post office in the community of Bajadero and its zip code is 00616.[6]

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bajadero, Puerto Rico
2. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (1969). Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
3. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
4. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. p. 121.
5. "Reportan varias residencias inundadas en sector de Arecibo". El Vocero (in Spanish). March 25, 2018.
6. "Bajadero Post Office". usps.com. USPS. Retrieved 2 February 2019.