Garrochales, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Garrochales is a barrio located in the northeastern area of the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,433.

Features and sectors
Garrochales's borders are Islote barrio and Barceloneta municipality on its north; Barceloneta on its east; Sabana Hoyos barrio on its south; and Factor barrio on its west.

Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Garrochales barrio:

Comunidad San Luis, Sector Bethania, Sector Bosque Cambalache, Sector El Alto, Sector El Salao, Sector Factor II, Sector La PRRA, Sector Noriega, Sector Sabana, Sector Salao, Sector San Luis, Urbanización Haciendas de Garrochales, Urbanización Jardines de Bethania, and Urbanización Villas de Garrochales.

History and demographics
Garrochales was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Garrochales barrio was 950.

The industry of Garrochales is cattle farming and dairy.