Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Caimito
Fireworks in Caimito on New Year's Eve 2014
Fireworks in Caimito on New Year's Eve 2014
Flag of Caimito
Location of Caimito shown in yellow.
Location of Caimito shown in yellow.
Coordinates: 18°19′59″N 66°04′22″W / 18.333129°N 66.072676°W / 18.333129; -66.072676[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
 • Total
5.41 sq mi (14.0 km2)
 • Land5.41 sq mi (14.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation322 ft (98 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
19,217
 • Density3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)
 2020 census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Caimito is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico located in the mountainous part of the municipality. With a land area of 5.41 square miles (14.0 km2), Caimito is the second largest barrio in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2010 it had 21,825 inhabitants and a population density of 4,034.2 per sq.mi. Located in the southern part of San Juan, Caimito is bordered by barrios Tortugo and Quebrada Arenas to the west, by Monacillo to the north, by Cupey to the east and by the municipality of Caguas to the south.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caimito barrio
  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.