El Cinco is one of the 18
barrios of the
municipality
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of
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
,
Puerto Rico
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and a former
barrio
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of the dissolved municipality of
Río Piedras
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. As of the
2020 United States Census, it had a population of 5,610 and a land area of 1.34 square miles (3.5 km
2) resulting in a population density of 4,625.4/sq mi (1,785.9/km2).
Geography
El Cinco is surrounded by seven barrios:
Gobernador Piñero,
Monacillo Urbano,
Monacillo,
Cupey,
Sabana Llana Sur,
Río Piedras (pueblo) and
Hato Rey Sur
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 munic ...
.
Landmarks and historic sites
This barrio is home to numerous sites listed in the
US National Register of Historic Places. The historic
Río Piedras Aqueduct, also known as the San Juan Historic Aqueduct, is an old aqueduct and water filtration plant that dates from 1846. The site has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 2007. Other historic sites located in El Cinco are the
Río Piedras Bridge, shared with
Hato Rey Sur
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 munic ...
and dating from 1853, the Rum Pilot Plant located
University of Puerto Rico
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Experimental Agricultural Station,
and the
San Juan Botanical Garden is located nearby too.
Transportation
The area is served by the ''
Tren Urbano
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''
metro system
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with the elevated
Cupey station located on the intersection of highways
PR-1 and
PR-176 in El Cinco. Despite the name of the station, it is not located in the barrio of Cupey, although it is indeed located nearby.
Gallery
ACUEDUCTO DE SAN JUAN, EL CINCO, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.jpg, Ruins of the historic aqueduct of Río Piedras
Puente Rio Piedras below - San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg, Historic Río Piedras Bridge
Tren Urbano Cupey station (04).jpg, Cupey Station entrance
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
Cinco
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