Buenos Aires (Santurce)
Buenos Aires | |
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Juan |
| Barrio | Santurce |
| Area | |
| • Total | .19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | .17 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | .02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,445 |
| • Density | 8,500/sq mi (3,300/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Buenos Aires is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Demographics
[edit]In 2000, Buenos Aires had a population of 1,303.[3]
In 2010, Buenos Aires had a population of 1,145 and a population density of 8,500 persons per square mile.[1]
Location
[edit]Buenos Aires is located on the south section of Santurce east of Marruecos and Interstate PR-22 (José de Diego Expressway) down below Interstate PR-1 (Luis Muñoz Rivera Expressway).
Description and sites
[edit]There's only one street in the area, Los Angeles Street.
Buenos Aires acts as the home base for the headquarters of the Department of Recreation and Sports (Departamento de Recreación y Deportes) next to the San Juan Municipal Park. This park also serves the communities of other sectors in Santurce with three institutions located south of the Sagrado Corazón Train Station:
- The YMCA of San Juan (Basketball Center / Sport Center / Pool Center)
- Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico (United Way of Puerto Rico)
- Centro Encuestre de Puerto Rico (Equestrian Center of Puerto Rico)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buenos Aires Subbarrio
- ^ Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
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