Hato Rey Central

Hato Rey Central
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and the Milla de Oro in the background.
Location of Hato Rey Central shown in yellow.
Location of Hato Rey Central shown in yellow.
Coordinates: 18°25′19″N 66°03′02″W / 18.421854°N 66.05052°W / 18.421854; -66.05052[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
 • Total
1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land1.03 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
16,640
 • Density16,155.3/sq mi (6,237.6/km2)
 2010 census
ZIP code
00917

Hato Rey Central is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of three barrios formerly known as Hato Rey. With a population density of 16,155.3 per square mile. It has a land area of 1.03 sq mi and a 2010 Census population of 16,640.[3]

Hato Rey Central was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with San Juan in 1951.

It is bounded by Hato Rey Norte to the west, by barrio Universidad to the south, by Oriente to the east, and by Santurce to the north. The Caño Martín Peña separates Hato Rey Central from Santurce.

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hato Rey Central barrio
  3. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010:population and housing unit counts (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.