San Juan Antiguo

This article is about the barrio of the municipality. For the historic district, see Old San Juan.

San Juan Antiguo is a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan Antiguo has 7 subbarrios. In 2020, San Juan Antiguo had a population of 6,383 inhabitants and a population density of 2,400 people per km².^[2] San Juan Antiguo is entirely located within the Isleta de San Juan, an islet off the coast of Puerto Rico where Old San Juan was settled, and is connected to the main island of Puerto Rico by bridges and a causeway.

San Juan Antiguo
Barrio
Old San Juan aerial view
San Juan Antiguo is in the northwest corner of San Juan
Coordinates: 18.46611°N 66.10884°W / 18.46611; -66.10884
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	San Juan
Area
• Total	2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,383
• Density	2,400/sq mi (940/km2)
	(US Census 2020)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Official Spanish map of San Juan Antiguo during the Spanish–American War

In the late 19th century, San Juan Antiguo called Plaza de San Juan is where Spain had its war fortifications and military buildings.

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	30,936		—
1940	34,381		11.1%
1950	29,760		−13.4%
1960	22,095		−25.8%
1970	13,053		−40.9%
1980	9,886		−24.3%
1990	9,696		−1.9%
2000	7,963		−17.9%
2010	7,085		−11.0%
2020	6,383		−9.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[4] 1910-1930[5] 1930-1950[6] 1980-2000[7] 2010[8]

Subbarrios

San Juan Antiguo is divided into the following subbarrios:^[9]

1. Ballajá
2. Catedral
3. Marina
4. Mercado
5. Puerta de Tierra
6. San Cristóbal
7. San Francisco

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view of the northwest tip of San Juan Antiguo
• 
  Scene in Marina, a subbarrio of San Juan Antiguo
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  Statue in Marina, a subbarrio of San Juan Antiguo
• 
  Fountain in San Juan Antiguo

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• Isleta de San Juan
• Avenida Juan Ponce de León
• List of communities in Puerto Rico