Coamo barrio-pueblo is a
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
and the administrative center (
seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense.
Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
* Armchair (furniture), ...
) of
Coamo, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,685.
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, is a place in the barrio-pueblo 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 Coamo barrio-pueblo is the , a Roman Catholic church.
Gallery
File:Street in downtown Coamo, Puerto Rico.jpg, Street in Coamo barrio-pueblo
File:Street in coamo barrio-pueblo, Puerto Rico.jpg, Street in Coamo barrio-pueblo
File:ChurchCoamo.JPG, San Blas de Illescas Church in Coamo pueblo.
File:SideStreetCoamo.JPG, View of the main plaza or town square of Coamo.
File:2022callebaldorioty1.jpg, Baldorioty Street, one of the oldest streets in Puerto Rico.
File:2022antiguoteatrocoamo1.jpg, Hollywood Theater
See also
*
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 ...
References
External links
*
Barrios of Coamo, Puerto Rico
{{CoamoPR-geo-stub