Cataño barrio-pueblo is an urban
barrio
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seat
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Cataño, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,283. It is an urban barrio located in the northeastern section of the municipality.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''
pueblo'' which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.
The central plaza and its church
The central plaza, or square, located in Cataño barrio-pueblo, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The
Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) ( es, a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( es, grandeza proporcionada al
número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.
Located across the central plaza in Cataño barrio-pueblo is the , a Roman Catholic church.
History
In July 2020,
Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriated funds for repairs to Cataño's plaza.
Features and demographics
Cataño barrio-pueblo has of land area and of water area. In 2010, its population was 4,283 with a population density of .
Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to
minor civil divisions
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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 Cataño barrio-pueblo:
, and .
Gallery
Places in Cataño barrio-pueblo:
Pueblo de Cataño (01).jpg
Pueblo de Cataño (02).jpg
Pueblo de Cataño (03).jpg
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ...
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List of barrios and sectors of Cataño, Puerto Rico
References
External links
*{{GNIS, 2415275
Barrios of Cataño, Puerto Rico