Florida Afuera is a barrio in the municipality of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 16,061.
History
Florida Afuera was in Spain's gazetteers 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 Florida Afuera barrio was 3,579.
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See also
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
References
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florida Afuera barrio
