Las Piedras barrio-pueblo
Las Piedras barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Las Piedras | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Puerto Rico Highway 183 in Las Piedras barrio-pueblo | |
Location of Las Piedras barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Las Piedras shown in red | |
Las Piedras barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′58″N 65°51′58″W / 18.182712°N 65.866034°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Las Piedras |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,500 |
| • Density | 8,333.3/sq mi (3,217.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00771 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
Las Piedras barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Las Piedras, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,500.
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.