Guzmán Abajo


Guzmán Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,367.

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 population of Guzmán Abajo barrio was 1,378.
Lilium, a small fragrant flower, has been cultivated in Guzmán Abajo for generations.

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 Guzmán Abajo barrio:
Apartamentos Lomas de Río Grande,
Comunidad Bartolo,
Comunidad Medero,
Río Grande Elderly Apartments,
Sector Báez,
Sector La Vega de Guzmán,
Sector Los Quianes,
Sector Márquez,
Sector Serra,
Sector Vista Azul,
Urbanización Jardines de Villa Paola,
Urbanización Miramelinda,
Urbanización Riveras de Río Grande, and
Urbanización Vistas del Mar.
In Guzmán Abajo is the Bartolo comunidad, and part of the Río Grande urban area.