Coamo barrio-pueblo
Coamo barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Coamo | |
|---|---|
Municipality Seat | |
Coamo City Hall | |
Location of Coamo barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Coamo shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′42″N 66°21′36″W / 18.078375°N 66.360068°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Coamo |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,685 |
| • Density | 7,511.2/sq mi (2,900.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Coamo barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Coamo, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,685.
Due to its historical value, the historic downtown district (pueblo) of Coamo was added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) on July 19, 1995.
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.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 3,869 | — | |
| 1920 | 4,259 | 10.1% | |
| 1930 | 5,831 | 36.9% | |
| 1940 | 8,691 | 49.0% | |
| 1950 | 11,592 | 33.4% | |
| 1960 | 12,146 | 4.8% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 10,244 | — | |
| 1990 | 9,026 | −11.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,573 | −16.1% | |
| 2010 | 6,685 | −11.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||