Monacillo Urbano, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Monacillo Urbano is a barrio
in San Juan
, Puerto Rico
that was originally part of Monacillo
Barrio. In 2000 it had a population of 29,309 living in a land area of 3.35 square miles (8.68 km²). Monacillo Urbano is surrounded by Gobernador Piñero
Barrio to the north, El Cinco
Barrio to the east, Monacillo
Barrio to the south, and the municipality of Guaynabo
to the west.
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
that was originally part of Monacillo
Monacillo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Monacillo is a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It originally included the area that now forms the Barrio of Monacillo Urbano. In 2000 it had a population of 12,425 living in a land area of 1.15 square miles...
Barrio. In 2000 it had a population of 29,309 living in a land area of 3.35 square miles (8.68 km²). Monacillo Urbano is surrounded by Gobernador Piñero
Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico
With a 2000 population of 47,779 living in a land area of , it is San Juan’s second most populated "barrio" after Santurce, and the fourth largest in land area. It has a population density of 10,770.4 residents per square mile...
Barrio to the north, El Cinco
El Cinco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
El Cinco is a barrio of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico and a former barrio of the dissolved municipality of Rio Piedras. In the year 2000 it had a population of 7,149 and a land area of 1.37 square miles resulting in a population density of 5,207.9/sq mi...
Barrio to the east, Monacillo
Monacillo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Monacillo is a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It originally included the area that now forms the Barrio of Monacillo Urbano. In 2000 it had a population of 12,425 living in a land area of 1.15 square miles...
Barrio to the south, and the municipality of Guaynabo
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...
to the west.