Magueyes Urbano

Magueyes Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Magueyes Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.^[3] It was created in 1953.^[4]

Magueyes Urbano
Barrio
Location of barrio Magueyes Urbano within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Magueyes Urbano Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°01′29″N 66°38′12″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area [1]
• Total	1.24 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Land	1.24 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	338 ft (103 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,132
• Density	912.9/sq mi (352.5/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Location

Magueyes Urbano is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and northwest of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by J. J. Cartagena Street (Las Delicias community), Ruth Fernandez Boulevard, and Camino de Ponce (Golf Club) Road, on the South by PR-123, Ausencia Street, and La Gloria Street, on the West by the hills west of PR-123, and on the East by Novedades Street, the hills east of Ponce Cement and the future western branch of PR-9.^[5][6]

The former Ponce Cement plant in Magueyes Urbano (the plant is now owned by CEMEX)

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Magueyes Urbano is bounded in the North by Magueyes, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by Canas, and in the East by Portugués Urbano.^[7][8] The community of Las Delicias is found here.^[7]

The Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul, a historic landmark, in Barrio Magueyes Urbano.

Features and demographics

Magueyes Urbano has 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Magueyes Urbano was 1,332 persons, and it had a density of 1,070 persons per square mile.^[9][10]

In 2010, the population of Magueyes Urbano was 1,132 persons, and it had a density of 912.9 persons per square mile.^[11]

Major roads in Magueyes Urbano are PR-123 and PR-9.

Notable landmarks

Barrio Magueyes Urbano is home to Ponce Cement, Inc. and the NRHP-listed Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico