Aibonito barrio-pueblo

Aibonito barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Aibonito
Municipality seat
Town Hall in Aibonito
Town Hall in Aibonito
Location of Aibonito barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Aibonito shown in red
Location of Aibonito barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Aibonito shown in red
Aibonito barrio-pueblo is located in Caribbean
Aibonito barrio-pueblo
Aibonito barrio-pueblo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°08′11″N 66°15′51″W / 18.136321°N 66.264175°W / 18.136321; -66.264175[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Aibonito
Area
 • Total
0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
 • Land0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation2,001 ft (610 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,539
 • Density4,423.8/sq mi (1,708.0/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Aibonito barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Aibonito, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,539.[3][4][5]

As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aibonito barrio-pueblo
  3. ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (1969). 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Santullano was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.