Montes Llanos (also spelled Monte Llano), 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

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Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

. Along with

Magueyes Magueyes is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, Montes Llanos, Portugués, Sabanetas, and Tibes, Magueyes is one of the municipality's eight interior barrios. ...

Tibes Tibes (''Barrio Tibes'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, barrio Tibes is one of the municipality's ...

, Portugués,

Maragüez 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 eig ...

Machuelo Arriba Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural in ...

, and Cerrillos, Montes Llanos is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios. It was created in 1898.

Location

Panorama en el Barrio Montes Llanos, Ponce, PR (DSC01651)

Montes Llanos is a mountainous rural barrio located in the central portion of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce, at latitude 18.118717 N, and longitude -66.139594 W. The

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, or origin of the name, is related to the old "Hato Llano" barrio. The name ''Montes Llanos'' relates to the term ''monte'', which in Spanish describes a natural but significant elevation of the surface of the land that is covered with trees, shrubs or other vegetation.

Boundaries

Montes Llanos is bounded on the North by PR-505 (roughly), on the South by the hills north of Pastillo Road and El Cedro I Road, on the West by the hills west of

Río Chiquito Chiquito River ( es, Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras, about north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mou ...

, and on the East by the hills west of

Río Bayagan Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

and PR-505 (roughly).General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico.
Retrieved March 15, 2010. Escuela Montes Llanos on PR-505 in Barrio Montes Llanos, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01658)

Escuela Montes Llanos on PR-505 in Barrio Montes Llanos, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01658)

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Montes Llanos is bounded in the North by Barrios San Patricio and

, in the South by Portugués and

, in the West by

, and in the East by Barrio

Demographics

Montes Llanos has of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Montes Llanos was 462 persons, and it had a density of 215 persons per square mile, making it the least populated barrio in the municipality. Montes Llanos is the least populated, though not the least

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, barrio in the municipality of Ponce. The community of Villas del Monte Verde is located in Montes Llanos. In 2010, the population of Monte Llano was 523 persons, and it had a density of 243.3 persons per square mile.

Geography

The highest point in barrio Montes Llanos stands at 2,394 feet and is located in the extreme northwest tip of the barrio.''Maptest.''
Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

Infrastructure

The main road serving Barrio Montes Llanos is PR-505.

Notable Landmarks

Barrio Montes Llanos is home to the origin of the

. Rio Chiquito feeds into Rio Portugues just as they both enter the Ponce city limits to eventually empty as

Rio Bucana Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

into the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

opposite

Caja de Muertos Caja de Muertos (; also in English: ''Coffin Island'') is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Ponce. The island and its surrounding waters are protected by the Caja de Muertos Nature Reserve, beca ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montes Llanos Barrio Montes Llanos 1898 establishments in Puerto Rico