Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pueblo | |
|---|---|
Plaza La Convalecencia in the main town square. | |
Location of Pueblo shown in yellow | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′38″N 66°02′52″W / 18.393852°N 66.047738°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | San Juan |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.73 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,720 |
| • Density | 11,945.2/sq mi (4,612.1/km2) |
| 2010 census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Piedras Pueblo (officially just Pueblo, unofficially downtown Río Piedras), is one of 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras Pueblo is what used to be the urban center-barrio (downtown district) of the former municipality of Río Piedras until 1951, when the municipality of Rio Piedras was merged with the municipality of San Juan.
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. It is made up of 6 subbarrios: Buen Consejo, Capetillo, Monte Rey, Río Piedras Antiguo, Ubarri, and Venezuela. The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras is located nearby.