Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Gobernador Piñero
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Location of Gobernador Piñero shown in yellow.
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Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | San Juan |
Area | |
• Total | 4.83 sq mi (12.5 km2) |
• Land | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 44,006 |
• Density | 9,650.4/sq mi (3,726.0/km2) |
2010 census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Gobernador Piñero is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. With a population in 2000 of 47,779 living in a land area of 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2), it is San Juan’s second most populated barrio after Santurce, and the fourth largest in land area.
This district is named after Jesús T. Piñero who was the first and only native Puerto Rican governor of the territory under the American colonial administration in 1946.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1980 | 51,091 | — | |
1990 | 49,427 | −3.3% | |
2000 | 47,779 | −3.3% | |
2010 | 44,006 | −7.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
Gobernador Piñero is San Juan’s second most populated barrio after Santurce. It has a population density of 10,770.4 residents per square mile (4,158.47/km2).
Transportation
The area is served by the Martínez Nadal (bordering with the municipality of Guaynabo), Las Lomas, San Francisco and Centro Médico metro stations.
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See also
In Spanish: Gobernador Piñero para niños