Cayey barrio-pueblo
Cayey barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Cayey | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Pueblo of Cayey from PR-15 | |
Location of Cayey barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′53″N 66°09′44″W / 18.114643°N 66.162228°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Cayey |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.45 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.45 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,319 ft (402 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,298 |
| • Density | 6,244.1/sq mi (2,410.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Cayey barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Cayey, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,298.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.