Palmarejo, Corozal, Puerto Rico
Palmarejo is a rural barrio with an urban zone in the municipality of Corozal, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,068. Features and demographics. Palmarejo has of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 6,068 with a population density of . History. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the  population of Palmarejo barrio was 901. Sectors. Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores ("sectors" in English). The types of "sectores" may vary, from normally "sector" to "urbanización" to "reparto" to "barriada" to "residencial", among others. The following sectors are in Palmarejo barrio: , and . Mavilla Bridge. A bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico is between Palmarejo barrio and Abras barrio, also in Corozal. Features. PR-164 is the main east-west road through Palmarejo.