Amparo
Amparo is one of four subbarrios in barrio Universidad in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Type: Locality
- Description: subbarrio in Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Amparo Subbarrio”, “Amparo, Puerto Rico”, “Amparo, San Juan”, and “Amparo, Universidad”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hiram Bithorn Stadium and José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Stadium
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Hiram Bithorn Stadium, popularly known as the Bithorn, is the largest multi-purpose baseball stadium in Puerto Rico since opening in 1962. Located in the Hato Rey business center of San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island, the stadium is named after the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Hiram Bithorn, who debuted with the Chicago Cubs in 1942.
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico is the largest multi-purpose indoor arena in Puerto Rico since opening in 2004. Located in the Milla de Oro financial district of the Hato Rey business center in San Juan, the capital municipality of the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santurce and Las Casas.
Santurce
Suburb
Photo: ethorson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santurce is the largest and most populated barrio of the municipality of San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico. With a population of 69,469 in 2020, Santurce 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. Santurce is situated 5 km northwest of Amparo.
Obrero
Neighborhood
Obrero is one of 40 subbarrios of Santurce in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the most populated and one of the most impoverished districts in Santurce. The Residencial Las Casas public housing is located in the area. Obrero is situated 3½ km north of Amparo.
Amparo
- Category: subbarrio of Puerto Rico
- Location: San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Amparo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amparo Subbarrio”
- Persian: “امپارو، یونیورسایدد”
- Persian: “امپارو”
- Spanish: “Amparo (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Amparo (San Juan)”
- Spanish: “Amparo (Universidad)”
- Spanish: “Amparo”
- Spanish: “Subbarrio Amparo”
- Uzbek: “Amparo”
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