Palmas, Cataño, Puerto Rico Explained

Official Name:	Palmas
Settlement Type:	Barrio
Pushpin Map:	Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:	18.4446°N -66.1488°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Subdivision Type:	Commonwealth
Subdivision Name:	Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:	Municipality
Subdivision Name1:	Cataño
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:	6.01
Area Land Sq Mi:	4.59
Area Water Sq Mi:	1.42
Population As Of:	2010
Population Note:	Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:	23857
Population Density Sq Mi:	5209
Timezone:	AST
Utc Offset:	-4
Elevation Ft:	0
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Codes
Postal Code:	00962, 00963
Area Code:	787/939

Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 23,857.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Features and demographics

Palmas has of land area and of water area. In 2010, its population was 23,857 with a population density of .

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)^[5] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.^{[6] [7]}

The following sectors are in Palmas barrio:^[8]

Spanish; Castilian: Barriada Juana Matos, Barriada Puente Blanco, [[Puerto Rico Highway 165|Carretera 165]] (until Central Termoeléctrica), Condominio Angelí 2000, Condominio Angelí 2100, Condominio Bahía Court, Parcelas William Fuertes, Reparto Paraíso, Residencial El Coquí, Residencial Jardines de Cataño, Residencial Juana Matos, Residencial Público Las Palmas, Sector Cucharilla, Urbanización Almira, Urbanización Bahía, Urbanización Bajo Costo, Urbanización Bay View, Urbanización Coquí II, Urbanización Dos Ríos, Urbanización Enramada, Urbanización Jardines de Cataño, Urbanización Jardines de Cataño II, Urbanización Las Vegas, Urbanización Mansión del Norte, Urbanización Mansión del Río, Urbanización Mansión del Sur, Urbanización Mansiones del Parque, Urbanización Marina Bahía, Urbanización Palm Court, Urbanización Pradera, Urbanización Proyecto 141, Urbanización Valparaíso, Urbanización Villa Aurora, Urbanización Vista al Mar, and Spanish; Castilian: Urbanización Vistas del Morro.

Notable landmarks

Palmas is home to the Bacardi distillery complex.

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Cataño, Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Gazetteer 2019. US Census . US Government.
2. Book: Picó . Rafael . Buitrago de Santiago . Zayda . Berrios . Hector H. . Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. . San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
3. Book: Gwillim Law. Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. 25 December 2018. 20 May 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0447-3. 300.
4. Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
5. Web site: US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition . factfinder.com . US Census . 5 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm . 13 May 2017 . dead .
6. Web site: Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget) . Puerto Rico Budgets. es. 28 June 2019.
7. Web site: Leyes del 2001. Lex Juris Puerto Rico. es. 24 June 2020.
8. Web site: PRECINTO ELECTORAL CATAÑO 008 . Comisión Estatal de Elecciones . PR Government . 21 September 2019. 22 July 2020. es.