Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Gobernador Piñero is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. With a population of 44,006 (2010) living in a land area of 4.44 square miles (11.5 km2), it is San Juan’s second most populated barrio after Santurce, and the fourth largest in land area.

Gobernador Piñero
San Patricio Forest in Gobernador Piñero
Location of Gobernador Piñero shown in yellow.
Coordinates: 18°24′34″N 66°05′29″W
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
  Total4.83 sq mi (12.5 km2)
  Land4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2)
  Water0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total44,006
  Density9,650.4/sq mi (3,726.0/km2)
 2010 census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

This district is named after Jesús T. Piñero who was the first and only native Puerto Rican governor of the territory under the American colonial administration in 1946.

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