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San Juan ( / ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn /, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John ") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.
The San Juan City Hall was built in stages from 1604 to 1789. It went through numerous additions and expansions throughout its history. Its current structure and façade by the square, inspired by the Casa de la Panadería in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, completed in 1840 and was designed by architect Pedro García. [1]
Manuel Egozcue Cintrón. 1901–1903. Puerto Rican Republican Party. Jose R. Latimer. 1903. Roberto H. Todd Wells. 1903–1907. Puerto Rican Republican Party. Francisco Del Valle Atiles.
Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The municipality of San Juan is divided into 18 barrios, 16 of which fall within the former (until 1951) municipality of Río Piedras. Eight of the barrios are further divided into subbarrios, [1] and they include the two barrios that originally composed the municipality of San Juan (namely, San Juan Antiguo ...
The municipalities of Puerto Rico ( Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, third-level administrative divisions ...
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18°23′59″N 66°03′00″W. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus with its clock tower, the Roosevelt Tower. Río Piedras ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrio ˈpjeðɾas]) is a populous district of San Juan, and former town and municipality of Puerto Rico, which was merged with the municipality ...
October 15, 1966. Reference no. 66000930 [1] The Walls of Old San Juan ( Spanish: Murallas del Viejo San Juan) is a defensive city wall that surrounds the western end of the San Juan Islet, site of the historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This defensive wall system was built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the city and the ...
Cathedral of San Juan, Puerto Rico. / 18.46583°N 66.11778°W / 18.46583; -66.11778. The Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista, or in English, Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, is the Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. It is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan ...