Atalaya, Aguada, Puerto Rico


Atalaya is a barrio in the municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,108.

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Atalaya barrio and Jagüey barrio was 1,195.

Sectors

Barrios in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores. The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Atalaya barrio:
Sector Juanito Abreu,
Sector Los Concepción,
Sector Los Cordero,
Sector Los Rodríguez,
Sector Matias,
Sector Pedro Ruíz, and Tramo Carretera 411.

Earthquakes

During the 2019-2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes the Lydia Meléndez School in Asomante barrio served as a refuge for residents from Atalaya, Cerro Gordo, and Las Marías, who had to leave their damaged homes.