Oriente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Oriente is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is composed of 3 subbarrios: Borinquen, López Sicardó, and San José. Before 1951, it was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras. In 2010, it had a population of 31,374. It is surrounded by the barrios of Sabana Llana Norte to the east, Sabana Llana Sur to the south, Hato Rey Central and Hato Rey Norte to the west, and Santurce barrio and the San Jose Lagoon to the north.^[3][4][5]

Oriente
Barrio
Location of Oriente shown in yellow
Coordinates: 18°24′51″N 66°02′05″W / 18.41404°N 66.034756°W / 18.41404; -66.034756^[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	San Juan
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.23 sq mi (5.8 km^2)
• Land	1.78 sq mi (4.6 km^2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.2 km^2)
Elevation ^[2]	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	31,374
• Density	17,625.8/sq mi (6,805.4/km^2)
	2010 census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Main article: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	14,595		—
1960	34,985		139.7%
1970	43,194		23.5%
1980	39,857		−7.7%
1990	37,621		−5.6%
2000	34,799		−7.5%
2010	31,374		−9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)^[6] 1910-1930^[7] 1930-1950^[8] 1980-2000^[9] 2010^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oriente barrio
3. 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.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
7. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
8. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
9. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.