Islote | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Townhouses behind wrought iron fences in Islote | |
 Location of Islote within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red | |
  Islote Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′54″N 66°38′50″W / 18.481747°N 66.647162°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Arecibo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.63 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
| • Land | 7.28 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.35 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,665 |
| • Density | 778.2/sq mi (300.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Islote is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,665.[3][4][5] "Birth of a New World", a giant sculpture of Christopher Columbus on a ship, is located in Islote.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Islote barrio
- ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.