Barrios of Puerto Rico
The barrios of Puerto Rico are the third-level administrative divisions defined with geographic boundaries serving as the primary legal subdivisions of the 78 municipalities in the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the U.S. Amounting to 902 wards or boroughs equivalent to minor civil divisions in the U.S., like cities, townships, and parishes, barrios are under the governmental authority of the popularly elected strong mayor and unicameral legislature governing the municipality within which they are located. Barrios are subdivided into numerous subbarrios, districts, communities, and/or sectors.