Perchas | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Homes perched on mountainside in Perchas on PR-155 near Km 35.5 | |
 Location of Perchas within the municipality of Morovis shown in red | |
  Perchas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°16′40″N 66°24′14″W / 18.277685°N 66.403849°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Morovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.71 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Land | 2.71 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,336 |
| • Density | 493/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Zip code | 00687 |
| Area code | 787 |
Perchas is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Perchas has about 11 sectors and its population in 2010 was 1,336.[3][4][5]
Puerto Rico Highway 155 from Perchas in Morovis takes one to the adjoining municipality of Orocovis.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perchas 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. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-01-15.