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With the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Isla de la Mona, along with the rest of Puerto Rico, was handed to the United States by Spain. The population of Mona Isla was six at the time. [12] Within two years of occupation, the Mona Island Light, left in an unfinished state since the beginning of the Spanish–American War, was completed and began operation.
Isla de Mona e Islote Monito is an island-barrio of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The U.S. census of 2000 reports six housing units, but a population of zero. [3] The barrio is made up of the islands of Mona and Monito. In 2010, there was a population of 5. This is the largest barrio of Mayagüez by area. [4]
The MSA population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [6] The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [6] [a] The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 [6] The combined statistical area (CSA) [8] if it is designated and the MSA is a component [9]
The municipio has an estimated population of just over 100,000 spread over 21 barrios including Mayagüez Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). One of the barrios is Isla de Mona e Islote Monito, which consists of the offshore islands of Mona Island and Monito Island. This is the largest ward by land area and at ...
It is one of three islands in the Mona Passage, and part of the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio, a subdivision of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is 46.43 miles (74.72 km) from the Puerto Rican mainland, and 35.73 miles (57.50 km) from the island of Hispaniola (the coast of the Dominican Republic ).
The Mona Island Lighthouse, dating from 1900, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Faro de la Isla de la Mona in 1981, and the whole island was added to the NRHP in 1993. [10] Guano mining was the primary industry of Mona for most of its history. The ruins and remnants of the guano mining infrastructure can still be ...
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
In 2009, the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area comprised 6.5% of total population in Puerto Rico. The 2010 census placed the population at 519,331, a 51.61% increase over the 2000 census figure of 251,260. [6] [7] The 2020 census placed the population at 467,599, a 9.96% decrease over the 2010 census figure of 519,331.