Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Universidad
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Location of Pueblo shown in yellow
Location of Pueblo shown in yellow
Coordinates: 18°24′27″N 66°02′47″W / 18.407372°N 66.046267°W / 18.407372; -66.046267[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,515
 • Density4,056.5/sq mi (1,566.2/km2)
 2010 census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3]

It originally belonged to the municipality of Río Piedras. When Río Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, Río Piedras's barrio Universidad became one of San Juan's barrios. Universidad is notable for being the location of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. The underground section of the Tren Urbano with the Universidad station is located below Ponce de León Avenue, to the west of the neighborhood.

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Universidad barrio
  3. ^ Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts

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