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San Juan

Old San Juan is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of .
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  • Type: Quarter with 342,000 residents
  • Description: historic district in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Downtown San Juan”, “Old San Juan”, “Old San Juan (Puerto Rico)”, “Old San Juan (San Juan)”, “Old San Juan Historic District”, “Old San Juan, Puerto Rico”, “Old San Juan, San Juan”, “San Juan Historic District”, “San Juan, Puerto Rico”, “San Juan, San Juan”, “Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico”, and “Viejo San Juan, San Juan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport.

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of , the capital municipality of .

Aerodrome
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, commonly known as Isla Grande Airport is a small airport in serving the capital municipality of and its metropolitan area since 1929.

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is a fortress in the Old San Juan historic quarter of , the capital municipality of , known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and Cataño.

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is the capital of and its largest city, with 342,000 inhabitants in the municipality and 2,203,000 in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadors, is the oldest city under the jurisdiction of the United States.

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is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

Suburb
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is the largest and most populated barrio of the municipality of , the capital city of . With a population of 69,469 in 2020, is also one of the most densely populated areas of the main island of Puerto Rico with a population larger than most municipalities of the territory. is situated 5 km southeast of San Juan.

San Juan

Latitude
18.4662° or 18° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
-66.1164° or 66° 6′ 59″ west
Population
342,000
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Abbreviation
“SJU”
Open location code
77CMFV8M+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4304974917
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
4568138
Wiki­data ID
Q1136674
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“San Juan” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

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