Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Río Piedras
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. When Río Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, Río Piedras's
barrio
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Universidad became one of San Juan's barrios. Universidad is notable for being the location of the main campus of the
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
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. The underground section of the
Tren Urbano
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Valencia
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Notable event
On October 14, 2019, the Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing residence (located near the university) was the scene of a mass shooting, with more than 1000 shots fired with six people dead. Puerto Rico has struggled with escalating
criminality
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, mainly due to the illegal drug trade.
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 ...