Tercero (''Barrio Tercero'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of

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, Segundo, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Tercero is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1878.

Location

Tercero is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and east of the traditional center of the city,

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Boundaries

Barrio Tercero is bounded on the North by Isabel Street, on the South by Comercio/ Francisco Parra Duperón Street, on the West by Plaza Degetau and Plaza Munoz Rivera Streets, and on the East by Rio Portugues. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Tercero is bounded in the North by Barrio Quinto, in the South by Cuarto, in the West by Segundo, and in the East by

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and San Antón.

Features and demographics

In 2000, Tercero had of land area and no water area. The population of Tercero was 773. The population density in Tercero was 10,134 persons per square mile. In 2010, it had of land area and no water area. Its population was 668 persons, and it had a density of 8,350 persons per square mile.

Notable landmarks

Tercero is home to many city landmarks.''Plan de Area de los Centros Urbanos de Ponce: Map 106A.''
Office of Territorial Ordering. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 5 August 2011. The Antonio Arias Ventura promenade, Ponce History Museum, Tricentennial Park,

Teatro La Perla Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was name ...

, and the Museum of Puerto Rican Music are all located in Barrio Tercero. Also, the NRHP-listed

Banco de Ponce Banco de Ponce was the Puerto Rican bank with the largest number of branches in the United States and second largest bank in deposits and number of branches in Puerto Rico during the twentieth century. Founded in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the e ...

Ponce High School The Ponce High School is public educational institution in Ponce, Puerto Rico, offering grades nine through twelve. The school's main building is a historic structure located on Cristina Street, in the Ponce Historic Zone. From its beginning t ...

Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (Ponce Credit and Savings Bank) was the first bank in Ponce, Puerto Rico,Salazar-Candal House are found in Barrio Tercero as well.

Gallery

File:Restaurante La Musa Bar & Tapas, Callejon Amor, Bo. Tercero, Ponce, PR, mirando al noreste (DSC01460).jpg, Cosmopolitan bar on Callejón Amor File:King's Cream, mejor conocido como Los Chinos de Ponce, C. Marina, frente a Plaza Las Delicias, Bo. Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al este (DSC07197).jpg, Los Chinos de Ponce ice cream parlor on Calle Marina, Plaza Las Delicias File:Letrero anunciando Barra y Restaurante Baleares, Hotel Melia, C. Cristina, Bo. Tercero, Ponce, PR, mirando al suroeste (DSC01833).jpg, Hotel Melia bar on Calle Cristina File:Ponce Chamfered Street Corner at Calle Mayor and Calle Cristina (looking northwest), Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico.jpg, Bar on Calle Cristina and Calle Mayor File:Restaurante Baleares, Hotel Melia, C. Cristina, Bo. Tercero, Ponce, PR, mirando al este (DSC01500).jpg, International food restaurant at Hotel Melia, Calle Cristina File:Restaurante El Vejigante, Bistro Caribeño, C. Cristina y C. Mayor, Bo. Tercero, Ponce, PR, mirando al noroeste (DSC01466B).jpg, Puerto Rican 'Criollo' food restaurant on Calle Cristina and Calle Mayor File:Banco de Ponce.jpg, Historic Banco de Ponce building on Calle Marina and Calle Comercio

References

External links

A 1911 picture of Calle Cristina, in Barrio Tercero, looking west from Calle Mayor
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Parque de Bombas The Parque de Bombas ( en, firehouse) is a historic former fire station in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island." It is locate ...

visible at the end. Accessed 14 July 2020.
A 1911 picture of Calle Comercio, Barrio Tercero's southern boundary (Barrio Tercero is the left side of the street), looking east from Calle Marina
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Plaza Degetau Plaza Degetau, formally Plaza Federico Degetau, is the larger of two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias, the main city square in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The other plaza is named Plaza Muñoz Rivera and is located north of Plaza Degetau. The ...

. Accessed 14 July 2020. {{Ponce, Puerto Rico Barrio Tercero 1878 establishments in Puerto Rico