Juan Sánchez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Juan Sánchez is a barrio in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 22,951.[3][4][5]
Juan Sánchez | |
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Barrio | |
Puente Marqués de la Serna is a historic bridge in Juan Sánchez | |
 Location of Juan Sánchez within the municipality of Bayamón shown in red | |
  Juan Sánchez Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′08″N 66°08′13″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Bayamón |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.36 sq mi (13.9 km2) |
| • Land | 5.26 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 22,951 |
| • Density | 1,731.2/sq mi (668.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Juan Sánchez was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Juan Sánchez barrio was 926.[7]
Gallery
Puerto Rico Highway 174 between Juan Sánchez and Minillas
Puerto Rico Highway 889 in Juan Sánchez
Puerto Rico Highway 8855 in Juan Sánchez
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