Salinas barrio-pueblo
Salinas barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Salinas | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic Church in Salinas | |
Location of Salinas barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Salinas shown in red | |
Salinas barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′45″N 66°17′48″W / 17.979236°N 66.296618°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Salinas |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,453 |
| • Density | 5,332.6/sq mi (2,058.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Salinas barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Salinas, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,453.
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.