Country United States Area 14.06 km² Local time Monday 2:13 AM | Territory Puerto Rico Population 20,832 (2000) | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 87% Humidity Neighborhoods Mansiones de Villanova, Borinquen Gardens University Mizpa Pentecostal University | ||
With a land area of 5.43 square miles (14.06), Caimito is the second largest barrio in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the year 2000 it had 20,832 inhabitants and a population density of 3,835.3/sq mi (1,480.82/km2). Located in the south part of San Juan, Caimito is bordered by barrios Tortugo and Quebrada Arenas to the west, by Monacillo to the north, by Cupey to the east and by the municipality of Caguas to the south.
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Map of Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico
History
Caimito comprises the former barrios of Caimito Alto and Caimito Bajo, which were last documented in the 1899 census. It was part of Rio Piedras until 1951 when it was merged as a barrio of the municipality of San Juan.
Notable people
The noted boxing family, the Solis family, hails from Caimito.
References
Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA