Frailes 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 delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
in the municipality of
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayam� ...
. Its population in 2010 was 32,050.
Geography
Frailes is located in central Guaynabo. According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the barrio has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is situated above sea level.
Demographics
Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to
minor civil divisions)
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 Frailes barrio:
, and .
Notable residents
*
Carlos Dávila Dávila
Gallery
Carretera PR-833, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 833 in Frailes
Carretera PR-838, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 838 in Frailes
Carretera PR-841, Guaynabo-San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 841 between Frailes and Monacillo Urbano
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 ...
*
List of barrios and sectors of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, (and means ''wards'' or ''boroughs'' or ''neighborhoods'' in ...
References
Barrios of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Long stubs with short prose
{{GuaynaboPR-geo-stub