Maricao barrio-pueblo
Maricao barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Maricao | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Fiesta del Acabe del Café in Maricao in 2014 | |
Location of Maricao barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Maricao shown in red | |
Maricao barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′56″N 66°58′47″W / 18.18209°N 66.979743°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Maricao |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 716 |
| • Density | 6,509.1/sq mi (2,513.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Maricao barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Maricao, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 716.
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.