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History Of San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, 57th-most populous city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish Empire, Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496, and is the List of North American settlements by year of foundation, oldest European-established city under United States of America, United States sovereignty. Several historical buildings are located in the historic district of Old San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former City Wall of San Juan, defensive walls, Castillo San Feli ...
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Capital City
A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its Seat of government, seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements, sometimes meaning multiple official capitals. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in list of countries with multiple capitals, another place. English language, English-language media often use the name of the capital metonymy, metonymically to refer to the government sitting there. Thus, "London-Washington relations" is widely unde ...
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Barrios Of Puerto Rico
The barrios of Puerto Rico are the third-level administrative divisions defined with geographic boundaries serving as the primary legal divisions of the 78 municipalities in the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico. Amounting to 902 wards or boroughs equivalent to minor civil divisions in the U.S., like cities, townships, and parishes, barrios are under the political authority of the elected strong mayor and unicameral legislature governing the municipality within which they are located. Barrios are subdivided into numerous subbarrios, districts, communities, and/or sectors. Except for San Juan, Ponce, Florida, and Vieques, all municipalities have a barrio equivalent to a ''downtown'' area in the U.S. called ''pueblo,'' officially known as ''barrio-pueblo'' (literally "neighborhood-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center, and urban core of the municipality. Of the 902 barrios proper, 828 are barrios and 74 ...
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Sabana Llana Norte, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sabana Llana Norte is one of the 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Demographics In 2010, Sabana Llana Norte had a population of 30,118. Location Sabana Llana Norte is located east of Oriente barrio, north of the municipality of Trujillo Alto and west of the municipality of Carolina. It is bordered by the San José Lagoon on top, its closest body of water. Features Sabana Llana has the following features: * Population: ~32,000 - Land Area: - Total Area: Gallery PR-8 near Mall of San Juan in Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-8 in Sabana Llana near the Mall of San Juan Interior of The Mall of San Juan.jpg, Interior of The Mall of San Juan, with a Porsche 911 Targa 4S on display See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico * Aguada Limestone * Sabana Llana Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico Sabana Llana Sur is one of the 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Demographics In 2010, Sabana Llana Sur had a total population of 41,346. Locatio ...
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Quebrada Arenas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Quebrada Arenas ( Spanish for ''sandy creek'') is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Located in the southwest corner of San Juan, it is the only rural barrio in the municipality. Quebrada Arenas is totally outside San Juan's municipal urban zone according to the last census. In 2010 it had a population of 2,747 and a land area of , resulting in a population density of 1,116.7 residents per square mile (431.2 km2), the lowest of any barrio in San Juan. Quebrada Arenas has boundaries with the municipalities of Aguas Buenas and Caguas to the south, and Guaynabo to the west, and is bounded by Caimito barrios to the east and Tortugo barrio to the north. Demographics See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisi ...
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Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras Pueblo (officially just Pueblo, unofficially downtown Río Piedras), is one of 18 Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico, barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras Pueblo is what used to be the urban center-Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio (downtown district) of the former municipality of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Río Piedras 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, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Sur and El Cinco, San Juan, Puerto Rico, El Cinco, with Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Universidad barrio to the North, and with Sabana Llana Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sabana Llana Sur barrio to the south and east. It is made up of 6 ''subbarrios'': Buen Consejo (Pueblo), Buen Consejo, Capetillo (Pueblo), Capetillo, Monte Rey (Pueblo), Monte Rey, Río Piedras Antiguo (Pueblo), Río Piedras Antiguo, Ubarri (Pueblo), ...
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Oriente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oriente is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is composed of 3 subbarrios: Borinquen, López Sicardó, and San José. Before 1951, it was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras. In 2010, it had a population of 31,374. It is surrounded by the barrios of Sabana Llana Norte to the east, Sabana Llana Sur to the south, Hato Rey Central and Hato Rey Norte to the west, and Santurce barrio and the San Jose Lagoon to the north. Demographics See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References {{San Juan, Puerto Rico Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico ...
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Monacillo Urbano, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Monacillo Urbano is one of 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The barrio was originally part of Monacillo. In 2010, it had a population of 22,342 living in a land area of 3.23 square miles (8.68 km2). Monacillo Urbano is surrounded by Gobernador Piñero barrio to the north, El Cinco barrio to the east, Monacillo barrio to the south, and the municipality of Guaynabo to the west.- - Demographics See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-geo-stub ...
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Monacillo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Monacillo is one of the 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The barrio included the area that now forms Monacillo Urbano. In 2010, it had a population of 11,442 living in a land area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2). Monacillo is surrounded by Monacillo Urbano barrio to the north, Cupey to the east, Caimito to the south, and the municipality of Guaynabo to the west. Demographics See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico {{SanJuanPR-geo-stub ...
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Hato Rey Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hato Rey Sur is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of three barrios formerly known as Hato Rey. Hato Rey Sur was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951. Following the annexation of Rio Piedras, the city of San Juan, and its surrounding area now including Rio Piedras, quadrupled its former size.Includes map of Río Piedras and San Juan before annexation.


Demographics

In 2020, Hato Rey Sur had a population of 8,863 residents.


Subbarrios

The barrio of Hato Rey Sur is further subdivided into four “subbarrios".
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Hato Rey Norte, San Juan
Hato Rey Norte is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of three barrios formerly known as Hato Rey. Hato Rey Norte was part of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951. It is bounded by Hato Rey Central to the east, the districts of Gobernador Piñero and Hato Rey Sur to the south, and by Santurce to the north. The Caño Martín Peña separates Hato Rey Norte from Santurce. Demographics The population of this barrio is of 16,378 residents with a population density of 4,640 residents per square mile. Subbarrios The barrio of Hato Rey Norte is further subdivided into four subbarrios. * El Vedado *Eleanor Roosevelt * Martín Peña * Puerto Nuevo Landmarks and places of interest * Banco Popular Center and Caribbean Cinema's Fine Arts Café. * FBI San Juan Field Office and Degetau Federal Building. * Hiram Bithorn Stadium, a baseball park listed in the National Re ...
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Hato Rey Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hato Rey Central is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of three barrios formerly known as Hato Rey. With a population density of 16,155.3 per square mile. It has a land area of 1.03 sq mi and a 2010 Census population of 16,640. Hato Rey Central was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with San Juan in 1951. It is bounded by Hato Rey Norte to the west, by barrio Universidad to the south, by Oriente to the east, and by Santurce to the north. The Caño Martín Peña separates Hato Rey Central from Santurce. Demographics The population of the barrio is of 16,640, with a population density of 16,155 residents per square mile. Districts The barrio of Hato Rey Central is further divided into 4 ''subbarrios'', from north to south: * Las Monjas * Ciudad Nueva *Floral Park * Quintana Las Monjas (sub-barrio).png, Las Monjas Ciudad Nueva (sub-barrio).png, Ciudad Nueva Floral Park (sub-barrio).png, F ...
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Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gobernador Piñero is one of the 18 Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. With a population of 44,006 (2010 United States census, 2010) living in a land area of , it is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan’s second most populated Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico, barrio after Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Santurce, and the fourth largest in land area. This district is named after Jesús T. Piñero who was the first and only native Puerto Rican governor of Puerto Rico, governor of the territory under the American colonial administration in 1946. Demographics Gobernador Piñero is San Juan’s second most populated barrio after Santurce. It has a population density of 10,770.4 residents per square mile (4,158.47/km2). Geography Gobernador Piñero is bounded to the north by the San Juan Bay and Port and Hato Rey Norte, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Norte barrio, with the barrios of Hato Rey Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Sur and E ...
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