Palmas

Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of . Its population in 2010 was 23,857.
Wikipedia
  • Type: barrio of Puerto Rico
  • Description: barrio in Cataño, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Palmas Barrio”, “Palmas, Cataño”, “Palmas, Cataño, Puerto Rico”, and “Palmas, Puerto Rico”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortín San Juan de la Cruz and Fort San Felipe del Morro.

Castle
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, most commonly known as El Cañuelo, was built on in the barrio of the municipality of , at the western end of the entrance to , in .

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the historic quarter of , the capital city and municipality of . is situated 4 km northeast of Palmas.

River
The Río Hondo is a river of . The river lends its name to a neighborhood, the Rio Hondo neighborhood, or "Urbanizacion Rio Hondo", also in Bayamón, and to the neighborhood's mall, Plaza Rio Hondo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and Bayamón.

Photo: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Photo: Reytempo, CC0.
is a municipality in the San Juan metropolitan area and the second largest city in with about 185,000 residents. It is in the region and has a small historic downtown, numerous parks, malls and family attractions.

Quarter
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Old is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of . is situated 4 km northeast of Palmas.

Palmas

Latitude
18.4408° or 18° 26′ 27″ north
Longitude
-66.1424° or 66° 8′ 33″ west
Open location code
77CMCVR5+82
Geo­Names ID
7268723
Wiki­data ID
Q6059031
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Satellite Map

Discover Palmas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Palmas” goes by many names.

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