Maragüez

Not to be confused with Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Maragüez (Barrio Maragüez) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.^[3] It was created in 1878.^[4]

Maragüez
Barrio
Location of barrio Maragüez within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Maragüez Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°05′53″N 66°35′20″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area [1]
• Total	6.40 sq mi (16.6 km2)
• Land	5.34 sq mi (13.8 km2)
• Water	1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation [2]	774 ft (236 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	545
• Density	102.1/sq mi (39.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)

Location

Maragüez is a rural barrio located in the northeastern section of the municipality, northeast of the city of Ponce at latitude 18.106178 N, and longitude -66.595986 W.^[5]

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by barrios Anón and San Patricio, in the South by barrio Cerrillos, in the West by barrios Monte Llano and Machuelo Arriba, and in the East by barrios Anón and Real. Río Cerrillos runs a large stretch of its course through barrio Maragüez, and is known locally (and unofficially) as Rio Maragüez.

Features and demographics

Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) in Barrio Maraguez, heading South-bound, with the City of Ponce and the Rio Portugues channel in the background and the Caribbean Sea in the far background

Parque Cerrillos

In 1920 Maragüez had a population of 616 inhabitants.^[6] By 2000, the population of Maragüez had grown to only 754 persons, making it the fourth least populated barrio of the municipality after 80 years.^[7] At 142 persons per square mile, Maragüez is also the fourth least densely populated barrio in the municipality.^[8] The main road serving barrio Maragüez is PR-139.^[9]

In 2010, the population of Maragüez was 545 persons, and it had a density of 102.1 persons per square mile.^[10]

The highest point in Barrio Maragüez stands at 2,132 feet and is located at the extreme northeast tip of the barrio. Another notable land feature is the Cerro Santo Domingo which stands at 2,004 feet.^[11]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,756		—
1910	1,752		−0.2%
1920	1,643		−6.2%
1930	1,671		1.7%
1940	1,717		2.8%
1950	1,642		−4.4%
1960	1,674		1.9%
1970	1,747		4.4%
1980	1,947		11.4%
1990	781		−59.9%
2000	754		−3.5%
2010	545		−27.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[12] 1910-1930[13] 1930-1950[14] 1960[15] 1980-2000[16] 2010[17]

Landmarks

The Cerrillos Dam over Río Cerrillos is located in barrio Maraguez.^[18] Cerrillos Lake is located in Barrio Maragüez.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico