Lapa, Salinas, Puerto Rico

Lapa
Barrio
Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño is in Lapa
Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño is in Lapa
Location of Lapa within the municipality of Salinas shown in red
Location of Lapa within the municipality of Salinas shown in red
Lapa is located in Caribbean
Lapa
Lapa
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°02′29″N 66°15′21″W / 18.041502°N 66.255799°W / 18.041502; -66.255799[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Salinas
Area
[1]
 • Total24.75 sq mi (64.1 km2)
 • Land24.74 sq mi (64.1 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9,419
 • Density380.6/sq mi (147.0/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Lapa is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,419.[3][4][5] Among its attractions is the Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño, located on Highway 52, km 49.0.[6]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lapa barrio
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. ^ "OpenStreetMap".