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Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from Basque, and in that language it is written as Sant Urtzi , which literally translates to St. George. The original Santurtzi is a town near Bilbao, in Spain. With a 2000 population of 94,067 living in a land area of 5.24 square miles (13.57 km²), it is the most populated "barrio" in Puerto Rico and one of the most densely populated areas of San Juan at 17,951.7 residents per square mile (6,931.2/km²).

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Geography

View of Miramar and Condado, two of the finest neighborhoods or "Sub-Barrios" in Santurce

View of Miramar and Condado, two of the finest neighborhoods or "Sub-Barrios" in Santurce

Santurce is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the north, with more than five km of beaches from the Condado peninsula in the west, to a point 600 m east of “Punta Las Marías”, where it borders on Isla Verde district of Carolina, and “Laguna San José” and its northern embayment, “Laguna Los Corozos” to the east.

To the south by “Caño de Martín Peña”, and the northern barrios of former municipio Río Piedras (Hato Rey Norte, Hato Rey Central, Oriente), and to the west with the “Bahia of San Juan”, where three bridges; “Puente Dos Hermanos” (Ave. Ashford), “Puente G. Esteves” (Ave. Ponce de León) and “Puente San Antonio” (Ave. Fernandes Juncos) connect Santurce with “La Isleta” (small island) where Old San Juan is located. It has a total area of 8.70 square miles (22.53 km²)composed of 5.24 square miles (13.57 km²) of land and 3.46 square miles (8.96 km²) of water area.

The topography is mainly flat with low hills toward the central areas and swampy areas to the south along Caño Martín Peña and to the east near the Laguna San Jose (San Jose Lagoon). To the west side, most of the land that nowadays is called Isla Grande was part of land reclamation, made possible by by filling in marshes.

History

View across “Plaza del Mercado de Santurce” in one of Santurces Sub-barrios “Campo Alegre”.

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1950195,007
—
1960178,179-8.6%
1970128,232-28.0%
1980101,103-21.2%
199095,184-5.9%
200094,067-1.2%

Originally settled by the native Tainos, the area later became home to a significant population of slaves of African ancestry who arrived from the neighboring Danish Virgin Islands. Due to the abundance of crabs found in the area, the district became commonly known as “Cangrejos” (the Spanish word for crabs). Throughout the centuries, the district continued to grow due to its location at the crossroads between San Juan and its southern suburbs.

In 1876, Pablo Ubarri, an engineer from the Basque Country region of Spain arrived on the island to help in the construction of a railroad system and a steam tramway between San Juan and the town of Rio Piedras trough the center of “Cangrejos” which prompted the colonization of the district. Many years after his arrival he is granted the title of Count of Santurce by the Spanish Crown. With his newly acquired title and influence, the district is renamed after his title. The neighboring Condado also received its present-name from Ubarri\'s title, as the district’s name literally translates to “county” (which in medieval tradition is land granted by a monarch to a count).Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica. (Spanish)

During most of the 1930s and up to the 1950s, Santurce along with neighboring district Miramar becomes one of the most vibrant areas of the capital. However, by the 1970s, most of the district had fallen into decay and it hasn’t been able to recapture the luster and vibrance it once had.

Today, the district is starting to see a resurgence in importance and life as many business and local establishments such as bars, clubs, and restaurants have opened their doors to locals and tourists alike due to the importance of trade and tourism in San Juan.

Subdivision

Santurce is subdivided into 40 “sub-barrios” or "sectors". There is an unassigned area (23 on the map) located west of "Merhoff", north of "Las Palmas", east of "Herrera", and south of "Shanghai". Census documents say that the unassigned portion of San Juan Municipio, Santurce barrio should be attributed to Merhoff subbarrio.[1]

Nr.Sub-barrio Land Area
(m²) 		Population
(Census 2000) 		Density
km-2
3Alto del Cabro15671711647427.4
8Bayola716455647872.1
33Bolívar16341712237483.9
32Buenos Aires44698613032915.1
6Campo Alegre1230619427654.7
15Chícharo753557229581.3
5Condadito6247074811973.7
4Condado82479161707480.7
37Figueroa35092710162895.2
39Gandul167753203512130.9
24Herrera123369184114922.7
36Hipódromo26819520177520.6
41Hoare36349038.3
1Isla Grande1)2039968753369.1
38La Zona37968712803371.2
20Las Casas2)80350067758431.9
30Las Marías24222311724838.5
21Las Palmas31617127728767.4
26Loíza32301221396622
13Machuchal14000812128656.6
25María Moczó106196196418494.1
34Marruecos26716500
31Martín Peña1856924152234.9
35Melilla1295449267148.2
22Merhoff30080129929946.8
23unassigned3)160256196312249.2
9Minillas21596314846871.5
2Miramar63215454408605.5
18Monteflores17239716579611.5
19Barrio Obrero10342001146711087.8
28Ocean Park4)52089119763793.5
11Parque299804325110843.8
7Pozo del Hato176987137774.1
14Pulguero13161311969087.2
17Sagrado Corazón34547216464764.5
12San Juan Moderno91500108311836.1
10San Mateo168864198911778.7
16Seboruco167887219813092.1
29Shanghai6869611133116494.4
40Tras Talleres168076245314594.6
27Villa Palmeras163389264816206.7
 Santurce13568557940676932.7
1) recently named Puerto Rico Convention Center
2) including “Isla Guachinanga” in the “Laguna San José”
3) should be attributed to Merhoff Sub-Barrio (22) [2]
4) including “Isla Piedra” one km off the Atlantic coast

Transportation

Santurce is served by a metro system called “Tren Urbano” (Urban Train), with the Sagrado Corazón station located on the central-south-east section of the district, an area known as “Parada 27” (Stop 27), which evokes the names of the old trolley stops. Various bus lines (guaguas) operated by the Metropolitan Bus Authority (Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses or AMA in Spanish) provide service in the area as well.

Culture

Places of interest

Notable natives or residents of Santurce

Sports

Santurce currently has a basketball team and in the past had a baseball team for over 70 years. Both teams are known as the Santurce Crabbers, because of the original name of the district.

Main article: Santurce Crabbers (baseball)

Santurce was one of the original teams in Puerto Rico\'s Professional Baseball League. They were the first Puerto Rican team to win the Caribbean World Series (in 1951) and the first to win a second Series (in 1953). In total, Santurce won 12 domestic titles from 1951 until 2000, and five Caribbean World Series. However, after several years of declining attendance, the team moved to Manatí in 2004.

Main article: Santurce Crabbers (basketball)

In basketball, the Crabbers currently play in the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) for important games and the Coliseo Mario Morales for games against teams from small towns. The attendance for games at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico is usually between 7,000 and 12,000 and for games in the Coliseo Mario Morales is between 500 and 1,000. They have won 8 tittles (1962, 1966, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007) and have been runners-up 4 times (1942, 1951, 1952, 1964 and 2006).

References

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