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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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San Juan (Spaingie pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan], Saunt John; Inglis: /ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn/), offeecially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista (Municipality o the Caipital Ceety, Saunt John the Baptist), is the caipital an maist populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporatit territory o the Unitit States. As o the 2010 census, it haes a population o 395,326 makin it the 42nt-lairgest ceety unner the jurisdiction o the Unitit States. San Juan wis foondit bi Spaingie colonists in 1521, who cried it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port Ceety"). Puerto Rico's caipital is the seicont auldest European-established ceety in the Americas, efter Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.[5] Several historical biggins are locatit in San Juan; amang the maist notable are the ceety's umwhile defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro an Fort San Cristóbal, an La Fortaleza, the auldest executive mansion in conteenous uise in Americae.
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San Juan | |
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Municipality | |
San Juan Bautista | |
Eik-name(s): La Ciudad Amurallada (The Walled City), Ciudad Capital (Capital City) | |
![]() Location o San Juan in Puerto Rico | |
Coordinates: 18°27′00″N 66°04′00″W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
Territory | Puerto Rico |
Established | 1509[1] |
Named for | John the Baptist |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Jorge A. Santini Padilla (PNP) |
• Senatorial dist. | 1 - San Juan/Guaynabo |
• House dist. | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Area | |
• Municipality | 199.2 km2 (76.93 sq mi) |
• Laund | 123.9 km2 (47.82 sq mi) |
• Water | 75.4 km2 (29.11 sq mi) 37.83% |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Municipality | 395,326 |
• Density | 3,192/km2 (8267/sq mi) |
• Urban | 381,931 |
• Metro | 2,478,905 |
• Racial groups (2010 Census)[4] | 68.0% White 18.6% Black 0.8% American Indian/AN 0.4% Asie 0.0% Native Hawaiian/PI 8.2% Some ither race 4.0% Two or more races |
Demonym(s) | Sanjuaneros |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST (nae daylicht savin time)) |
ZIP codes | 00901–02, 00906–17, 00919–21, 00923–31, 00933–34, 00936, 00939–40 |
Area code | 787, 939 |
Website | www.sanjuan.pr |