Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo
Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Juana Díaz, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,977.[1][3][4][5]
Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo Barrio Pueblo Juana Díaz | |
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Municipality Seat[1] | |
  Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′05″N 66°30′24″W[2] | |
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| Municipality |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,977 |
| • Density | 7,798/sq mi (3,011/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
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.[6][7]
The central plaza history
The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) (Spanish: a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (Spanish: grandeza proporcionada al número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.[6]
The historic Iglesia San Ramón Nonato church, built in 1807, is located in the central plaza of this barrio.[8]
See also
References
- Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- Santullano, Luis A. (10 March 2019). Mirada al Caribe. 54. Colegio de Mexico. pp. 75–78. doi:10.2307/j.ctvbcd2vs.12. JSTOR j.ctvbcd2vs.12.
- Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- Gómez, Marisa; Cardona, Ester (July 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Church San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato of Juana Diaz (PDF), retrieved April 27, 2017.