Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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With a land area of 5.43 square miles (14.06), Caimito is the second largest barrio
Barrio
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 in the municipality
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 of San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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, Puerto Rico
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. In the year 2000 it had 20,832 inhabitants and a population density of 3,835.3/sq mi (1,480.82/km2). Located in the south part of San Juan, Caimito is bordered by barrios Tortugo and Quebrada Arenas
Quebrada Arenas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Located in the southwest corner of San Juan, it is the only rural barrio in the municipality. Quebrada Arenas is totally outside San Juan's municipal urban zone according to the last Census...

 to the west, by Monacillo
Monacillo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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 to the north, by Cupey
Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cupey is the largest barrio in the municipality of San Juan, and the third most populous with 36,659 inhabitants according to Census 2000. The territorial land area of Cupey is 7.49 square miles...

 to the east and by the municipality of Caguas
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to the south.

History

Caimito comprises the former barrios of Caimito Alto and Caimito Bajo, which were last documented in the 1899 census. It was part of Rio Piedras until 1951 when it was merged as a barrio of the municipality of San Juan.
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