Buenos Aires (Santurce)

Subbarrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Buenos Aires

Subbarrio

Skyline of Hato Rey Norte from Buenos Aires

Commonwealth|  Puerto Rico
Municipality|  San Juan
Barrio| Santurce
Area

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• Total

| .19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
• Land| .17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Water| .02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation

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| 0 ft (0 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 1,445
• Density| 8,500/sq mi (3,300/km2)
| Source: 2010 Census
Time zone| UTC−4 (AST)

Buenos Aires is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

## Demographics

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In 2000, Buenos Aires had a population of 1,303.[3]

In 2010, Buenos Aires had a population of 1,145 and a population density of 8,500 persons per square mile.[1]

## Location

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Buenos Aires is located on the south section of Santurce east of Marruecos and Interstate PR-22 (José de Diego Expressway) down below Interstate PR-1 (Luis Muñoz Rivera Expressway).

## Description and sites

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There's only one street in the area, Los Angeles Street.

Buenos Aires acts as the home base for the headquarters of the Department of Recreation and Sports (Departamento de Recreación y Deportes) next to the San Juan Municipal Park. This park also serves the communities of other sectors in Santurce with three institutions located south of the Sagrado Corazón Train Station:

* The YMCA of San Juan (Basketball Center / Sport Center / Pool Center)
* Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico (United Way of Puerto Rico)
* Centro Encuestre de Puerto Rico (Equestrian Center of Puerto Rico)

## See also

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* Puerto Rico portal

* List of communities in Puerto Rico

## References

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1. ^ a b Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buenos Aires Subbarrio
3. ^ Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts

## Externa links

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* Media related to Buenos Aires (Santurce) at Wikimedia Commons

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