Río Piedras Pueblo, (officially just Pueblo, unofficially downtown Río Piedras), is one of 18
barrios in the municipality of
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,
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Rio Piedras Pueblo is what used to be the urban center-
barrio
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(downtown district) of the former municipality of
Río Piedras
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until 1951, when the municipality of Rio Piedras was merged with the municipality of San Juan.
Rio Piedras Pueblo is bounded to the west by
Hato Rey Sur
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and
El Cinco, with
Universidad barrio to the North, and with
Sabana Llana Sur barrio to the south and east. It is made up of 6 ''subbarrios'':
Buen Consejo,
Capetillo,
Monte Rey,
Río Piedras Antiguo,
Ubarri, and
Venezuela
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. The
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras is located nearby.
The central plaza and its church
Before the establishment of the town square, the area was the site of the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Pillar since at least 1647. The central plaza, today known as ''Plaza de la Convalecencia'' (La Convalecencia Square), dates to 1823 when the town was granted municipality rights. The old city house and Casa del Rey date to this time. Located across the central plaza is the Church of Our Lady of the Pillar, a
Roman Catholic
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church which used to be the main Catholic parish of the former municipality.
Demographics
In 2010, it had a population of 8,720 residing in land area of 0.73 sq. mi. (1.86 km
2).
Subbarrios
Pueblo comprises the following six ''subbarrios'' (3rd level subdivisions):
*
Buen Consejo
*
Capetillo
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Monte Rey
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Río Piedras Antiguo
*
Ubarri
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Venezuela
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Gallery
File:Ave.Ponce de León, Río Piedras.jpg, Cityscape of downtown Rio Piedras (Pueblo).
File:Río Piedras Pueblo Sub Barrios.png, ''Subbarrios'' of Río Piedras Pueblo.
File:Antigua Casa Alcaldía de Río Piedras.jpg, Old city hall of Río Piedras on Juan Ponce de Leon Ave.
File:Catedral-rio-piedras.jpg, Church of Our Lady of the Pillar today.
File:Casa Georgetti, Río Piedras (02).jpg, Historic Casa Georgetti, today site of a museum and cultural center.
File:Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto Rico - San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg, Historic building listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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since 2016,
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
{{San Juan, Puerto Rico
Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico