Yauco barrio-pueblo
Yauco barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Yauco | |
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Municipality Seat | |
A plaza in Yauco barrio-pueblo | |
Location of Yauco barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Yauco shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′11″N 66°50′58″W / 18.036342°N 66.84947°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Yauco |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,091 |
| • Density | 9,659.4/sq mi (3,729.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Website | www |
Yauco barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Yauco, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,091.
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.