Coto Sur is a

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in the municipality of

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. Its population in 2010 was 8,184.

History

Coto Sur was in Spain's

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s until Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

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under the terms of the

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and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Coto Sur and Coto Norte barrios was 2,110. The community center, a baseball park and a basketball court was among some of the infrastructure destroyed by

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in 2017. Repairs were funded in 2020.

Gallery

Carretera PR-672, Manatí, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 672 in Coto Sur Carretera PR-6668, Manatí, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 6668 in Coto Sur

References

Barrios of Manatí, Puerto Rico {{ManatíPR-geo-stub

History

Gallery

See also

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