Historical and administrative center (seat) of Añasco, Puerto Rico
Añasco barrio-pueblo is a "barrio-pueblo" and the administrative center (seat) of Añasco, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 912.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called "pueblo" which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.
The central plaza and its church.
The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) (), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.
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Located across from the central plaza in Añasco barrio-pueblo is the , a Roman Catholic church which was inaugurated in 1919. The first church at the site was built in the early 1700s.
Sectors.
Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores ("sectors" in English). The types of "sectores" may vary, from normally "sector" to "urbanización" to "reparto" to "barriada" to "residencial", among others.
The following sectors are in Añasco barrio-pueblo:
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Gallery.
Places in Añasco barrio-pueblo:
References.
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