Cataño barrio-pueblo

Cataño barrio-pueblo is an urban barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Cataño, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,283. It is an urban barrio located in the northeastern section of the municipality.^[1][4][5][6]

Cataño barrio-pueblo Pueblo de Cataño
Municipality Seat[1]
Aerial view of Cataño barrio-pueblo
Location of Cataño barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Cataño shown in red
Cataño barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°26′36″N 66°06′59″W[2]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Cataño
Area [2]
• Total	1.05 sq mi (2.7 km2)
• Land	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation [3]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,283
• Density	15,863/sq mi (6,125/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes	00962, 00963
Area code	787/939

As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.^[7][8]

The central plaza and its church

The central plaza, or square, located in Cataño barrio-pueblo, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) (Spanish: a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (Spanish: grandeza proporcionada al número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.^[7]

Located across the central plaza in Cataño barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, a Roman Catholic church.^[9]

History

In July 2020, Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriated funds for repairs to Cataño's plaza.^[10]

Features and demographics

Cataño barrio-pueblo has .29 square miles (0.75 km²) of land area and .76 square miles (2.0 km²) of water area. In 2010, its population was 4,283 with a population density of 15,863 inhabitants per square mile (6,125/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	2,331		—
1910	4,786		105.3%
1920	6,602		37.9%
1930	7,044		6.7%
1940	7,924		12.5%
1950	9,182		15.9%
1960	8,276		−9.9%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	4,596		—
1990	5,669		23.3%
2000	4,628		−18.4%
2010	4,283		−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[11] 1910-1930[12] 1930-1950[13] 1980-2000[14] 2010[15]

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)^[6] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.^[16][17][18]

The following sectors are in Cataño barrio-pueblo:^[19]

Avenida Barbosa, Avenida Las Nereidas, Barriada Vietnam, Calles: Canals, Charca, Pasaje Puntillas, Prolongación Calle Tren, Recreo, San Antonio, San Fernando, Santa Rosa (from Avenida Las Nereidas to Prolongación Tren), Comunidad Amelia, Condominio Ciudad Feliz, Puerto Bello Apartments 105, Residencial Mantienzo Cintrón, and Sector Puntilla.

Gallery

Places in Cataño barrio-pueblo:

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See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Cataño, Puerto Rico

References

1. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
2. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cataño barrio-pueblo
4. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
5. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
6. "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
7. Santullano, Luis A. (10 March 2019). Mirada al Caribe. Vol. 54. Colegio de Mexico. pp. 75–78. doi:10.2307/j.ctvbcd2vs.12. JSTOR j.ctvbcd2vs.12.
8. Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
9. Mari Mut, José A. (2013-08-28). Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas [The Pueblos of Puerto Rico, and the Churches of its Plazas] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
10. "FEMA Approves Funds to Repair PR Town Squares". Hudson Valley Press. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
11. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
12. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
13. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
14. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
15. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
16. "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
17. Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
18. "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
19. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL CATAÑO 008" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cataño barrio-pueblo