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Universidad
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Location of Pueblo shown in yellow
Location of Pueblo shown in yellow
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
 • Total 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,515
 • Density 4,056.5/sq mi (1,566.2/km2)
  2010 census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

It originally belonged to the municipality of Río Piedras. When Río Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, Río Piedras's barrio Universidad became one of San Juan's barrios. Universidad is notable for being the location of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. The underground section of the Tren Urbano with the Universidad station is located below Ponce de León Avenue, to the west of the neighborhood.

Population

Universidad has a total population of 2,501 inhabitants.

Sectors

Universidad is divided in four (4) distinct locations.

  • Amparo
  • Auxilio Mutuo
  • Institución
  • Valencia


Demographics

In 2010, Universidad had a population of 2,515.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 2,622
1990 2,558 −2.4%
2000 2,501 −2.2%
2010 2,515 0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Universidad (San Juan) para niños

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