San Juan Islet

San Juan Islet
Aerial view of San Juan Islet with Old San Juan
San Juan Islet is located in Puerto Rico
San Juan Islet
San Juan Islet
San Juan Islet is located in Lesser Antilles
San Juan Islet
San Juan Islet
San Juan Islet is located in Caribbean
San Juan Islet
San Juan Islet
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°28′0.43″N 66°6′26.47″W / 18.4667861°N 66.1073528°W / 18.4667861; -66.1073528
ArchipelagoPuerto Rico Archipelago, Greater Antilles
Area7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
TerritoryPuerto Rico
Demographics
Population~7000 (2010)
Additional information
Time zone

San Juan Islet (Spanish: Isleta de San Juan) is a 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) islet or small island on San Juan Bay in the Atlantic coast of northern Puerto Rico. Home to Old San Juan, it is the site of the oldest permanent European settlement in Puerto Rico (1521), and the second oldest European settlement in the West Indies after Santo Domingo (1496). Due to its strategic location in the Caribbean during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, it is home to a city wall and a number of militaristic buildings such as El Morro Castle.[1] Today, it is also home to many of Puerto Rico's government buildings such as the territory's capitol building (El Capitolio).

  1. ^ "San Juan Puerto Rico-La Isleta". www.puertadetierra.info. Retrieved 2022-12-05.