Buenos Aires (Santurce)
Buenos Aires is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Buenos Aires | |
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Subbarrio | |
Commonwealth | |
Municipality | |
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) |
Demographics
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
Buenos Aires is located on the south section of Santurce east of Marruecos and Interstate PR-22 (Jose de Diego Expressway) down below Interstate PR-1 (Luis Muñoz Rivera Expressway).
Description and sites
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
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.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buenos Aires Subbarrio
- Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts