Barranquitas is a landlocked municipality in the middle of the
Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico, the main mountain range that crosses the island from west to east. It is bordered by the municipalities of
Corozal,
Naranjito,
Coamo,
Aibonito,
Orocovis, and
Comerío. Barranquitas has a surface area of 34 square miles (88.4 km2). The terrain is mostly mountainous. Some of the peaks found in the municipality are La Torrecilla and Farallón. Barranquitas is also the site of the
San Cristóbal Canyon and
Las Bocas Canyon.
Water features Rivers of Barranquitas include the
Río de Barranquitas,
Río Grande de Manatí, Piñonas,
Río Hondo, and
Río Usabón. There are 14 bridges in Barranquitas.
Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas is subdivided into
barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a small barrio referred to as , near the center of the municipality. •
Barrancas •
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo •
Cañabón •
Helechal •
Honduras •
Palo Hincado •
Quebrada Grande •
Quebradillas Sectors Barrios (which are like
minor civil divisions) are further subdivided into smaller areas called (
sectors in English). The types of
sectores may vary, from normally
sector to
urbanización to
reparto to
barriada to
residencial, among others.
Special Communities (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of
social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Barranquitas: El Amparo neighborhood, Cañabón barrio, La Vega neighborhood, Calle Abajo (Calle Melitón Pérez), La Loma, La Torre, Los Pinos, Quebrada Grande barrio, and Tres Caminos. ==Energy consortium==