Yabucoa barrio-pueblo
Yabucoa barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Yabucoa | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Statue representing the Puerto Rican soldier who fought US wars in Vietnam and Korea | |
Location of Yabucoa barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Yabucoa shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′50″N 65°52′48″W / 18.047304°N 65.880083°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Yabucoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,593 |
| • Density | 4,986.5/sq mi (1,925.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Yabucoa barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Yabucoa, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,593.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.