Magueyes Urbano is one of the 31

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

s in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with

Canas Urbano Canas Urbano is one of the 31 barrio of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Canas Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now ...

, Machuelo Abajo,

Portugués Urbano Portugués Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and San Antón, Portugués Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that ...

, and

San Antón San Antón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and Portugués Urbano, San Antón is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now a ...

, 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. It was created in 1953.

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 Puerto Rico Highway 9 (PR-9), also called the ''Anillo de Circunvalación de Ponce''

Ponce Cement Plant in Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 3010)

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Magueyes Urbano is bounded in the North by Magueyes, in the South by

, in the West by

Canas Canas or Cañas may refer to: Places * Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico * Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica * Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Cañas ca ...

, and in the East by

.Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Territorial Planning. (Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Oficina de Ordenacion Territorial.) The community of Las Delicias is found here. Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul, Barrio Portugues Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2999)

Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul, Barrio Portugues Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2999)

Features and demographics

Magueyes Urbano has 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.City Melt
Retrieved, February 24, 2010. In 2010, the population of Magueyes Urbano was 1,132 persons, and it had a density of 912.9 persons per square mile. Major roads in Magueyes Urbano are PR-123 and

PR-9 Puerto Rico Highway 9 (PR-9), also called the ''Anillo de Circunvalación de Ponce''

Notable landmarks

Barrio Magueyes Urbano is home to Ponce Cement, Inc. and the

NRHP The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

-listed Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul.

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