Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Barrio of Pueblo

Cathedral in Río Piedras main square

Location of Pueblo shown in yellow.
Country  United States
Territory  Puerto Rico
Municipality  San Juan
Area
  Total 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
  Land 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
  Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2000)
  Total 9,391
  Density 12,986.1/sq mi (5,013.96/km2)
  2000 census
Main article: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Río Piedras Pueblo, (officially just "Pueblo"), is one of eighteen barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras Pueblo is what used to be the urban center barrio of the former municipality of Río Piedras until 1951, when the municipality of Rio Piedras was absorbed by the municipality of San Juan.

It has a population of 9,391 residing in land area of 0.72 sq. mi. (1.86 km²), resulting in a population density of 12,986.1 residents per square mile (5,013.96 km²). As many other urban centers in Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Pueblo has suffered population decreases throughout the last decades. Considering this fact, the municipal government has proposed (and failed) an urban development plan called “Rio Piedras 2012” which purposes is to redevelop an important portion of the urban center mainly around the “Plaza de la Convalecencia" located in the sub-barrio of Rio Piedras Antiguo (Old Rio Piedras).

Rio Piedras Pueblo is bounded to the West by Hato Rey Sur and El Cinco, with Universidad barrio to the North, and with Sabana Llana Sur barrio to the South and East.

Districts

Rio Piedras Pueblo is subdivided into 6 "sub-barrios" (sectors):

Coordinates: 18°23′38″N 66°02′52″W / 18.39389°N 66.04778°W / 18.39389; -66.04778

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