Palmas, Cataño, Puerto Rico

Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 23,857.^[3][4][5]

Palmas
Barrio
Bacardi (rum) pavilion in Palmas
Location of Palmas within the municipality of Cataño shown in red
Palmas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°26′41″N 66°08′56″W / 18.444614°N 66.148819°W / 18.444614; -66.148819Coordinates: 18°26′41″N 66°08′56″W / 18.444614°N 66.148819°W / 18.444614; -66.148819^[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Cataño
Area ^[1]
• Total	6.01 sq mi (15.6 km^2)
• Land	4.59 sq mi (11.9 km^2)
• Water	1.42 sq mi (3.7 km^2)
Elevation ^[2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	23,857
• Density	5,209/sq mi (2,011/km^2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes	00962, 00963
Area code	787/939

Features and demographics

Palmas has 4.59 square miles (11.9 km²) of land area and 1.42 square miles (3.7 km²) of water area. In 2010, its population was 23,857 with a population density of 5,209 inhabitants per square mile (2,011/km²).

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	406		—
1910	400		−1.5%
1920	699		74.8%
1930	1,460		108.9%
1940	1,795		22.9%
1950	10,683		495.2%
1990	28,918		—
2000	25,443		−12.0%
2010	23,857		−6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1899 (shown as 1900)^[7] 1910-1930^[8] 1930-1950^[9] 1980-2000^[10] 2010^[11]

Sectors

Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions)^[13] 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.^[14][15][16]

The following sectors are in Palmas barrio:^[17]

Barriada Juana Matos, Barriada Puente Blanco, 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 Urbanización Vistas del Morro.

Notable landmarks

Palmas is home to the Bacardi distillery complex.

Gallery

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  Bacardi building in Palmas

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  PR-888 in Palmas

See also

•  Puerto Rico portal

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

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmas 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.
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7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. 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.
12. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
13. . factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
14. "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
15. Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
16. "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
17. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL CATAÑO 008" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.