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Summary Population and Housing Characteristics

Table 13.     Land Area and Population Density: 1990

Puerto Rico
Municipio
Municipio Subdivision
Place
All persons Land Area Persons per-
Square kilometer Square miles Square kilometer Square mile
Puerto Rico 3,522,037 8,874.6 3,426.5 396.9 1,027.9


Did You Know?

Puerto Rico is one among hundreds of small islands formed approximately 185 million years ago when a large shift of tectonic plates sank some areas and pushed other areas upward forming small islands.