Ciénaga Alta


Ciénaga Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,911.

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 Ciénaga barrio was 1,610.
Lilium, a small fragrant flower, has been cultivated in Ciénaga Alta 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 Ciénaga Alta barrio:
Camino Mayagüeces,
Comunidad Campo Alegre,
Parcelas Malpica, and
Urbanización Luzbella.