Canóvanas barrio-pueblo
Canóvanas barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Canóvanas | |
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Municipality Seat | |
City Hall in Canóvanas | |
Location of Canóvanas barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Canóvanas shown in red | |
Canóvanas barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°22′45″N 65°54′08″W / 18.379243°N 65.90223°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Canóvanas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,060 |
| • Density | 3,327.9/sq mi (1,284.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Canóvanas barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Canóvanas, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,060.
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.