Oriente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Oriente is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is composed of 3 subbarrios: Borínquen, López Sicardó, and San José. Before 1951, it was part of the former municipality of Rio Piedras. According to Census 2000, it had a population of 31,374. It is surrounded by the barrios of Sabana Llana Norte to the East, Sabana Llana Sur to the South, Hato Rey Central and Hato Rey Norte to the West, and with Santurce barrio and the "San Jose Lagoon" to the North.[1][2][3]

Oriente
Barrio
Location of Oriente shown in yellow.
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
  Total2.23 sq mi (5.8 km2)
  Land1.78 sq mi (4.6 km2)
  Water0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total31,374
  Density17,625.8/sq mi (6,805.4/km2)
 2010 census

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.

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