Monacillo is one of the 18
barrios in the municipality of
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
. The
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 ...
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 km
2). 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
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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
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