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Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census. [2] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan , with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792.
Villalba barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Villalba, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 729. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Located across from the central plaza in Arecibo barrio-pueblo is the Catedral San Felipe Apostól, [9] the second-largest Roman Catholic church in Puerto Rico. It was built in 1616, then reconstructed in 1793. After the ceiling of the central nave was damaged by the 1918 San Fermín earthquake it was reconstructed in concrete. [10]
The 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake destroyed part of the frontal facade of the building. During the rebuilding process, modifications were made to the facade, and a tower and a clock were added to the town hall. [2] The Arecibo City Hall today stands as a vivid and faithful example of 19th century Spanish thought in architecture and government.
Las Marías barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Las Marías, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 262. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Naguabo barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Naguabo, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 1,514. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Salinas barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Salinas, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 2,453. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Canóvanas barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Canóvanas, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 4,060. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.