Guaraguao (''Barrio Guaraguao'') is one of the 31 barrios in the

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. Along with

Anón Anón (''Barrio Anón'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Marueño, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Anón is one ...

Coto Laurel Coto Laurel (''Barrio Coto Laurel'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Marueño, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Coto ...

, Marueño,

Quebrada Limón Quebrada Limón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Marueño, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Quebrada Limón is one of the ...

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, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of

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and Capitanejo, Guaraguao is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipalities of

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and Peñuelas. The name of this barrio is of native Taino Indian origin. It was created in 1878. Barrio Guaraguao is one of three Ponce barrios (the others are Barrio Anón and Barrio San Patricio) located on the Cordillera Central mountain range.

Location

Guaraguao is a mountainous rural barrio located in the northwestern section of the municipality, northwest of the city of Ponce. Its location makes it susceptible to heavy rains, landslides, and road closings. The

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, or origin of the name, is related to the guaraguao tree, ''Guarea trichilioides'', in the ''Guarea ramiflora'' family, a tree that grows to heights between 20 and 70 feet with a maximum 3-foot wide trunk at the foot of mountains in the humid central zone of Puerto Rico.

Boundaries

Guaraguao is bounded on the North by

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, Rabanos I Road,

PR-10 Puerto Rico Highway 10 (PR-10) is a major highway in Puerto Rico. The primary state road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities. Construction on the modern PR ...

(roughly), the hills west of

PR-123 Puerto Rico Highway 123 (PR-123) is a secondary highway that connects the city Arecibo to the city of Ponce. It runs through the towns of Utuado and Adjuntas, before reaching Ponce. A parallel road is being built, PR-10, that is expected to tak ...

.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 February 28, 2010. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Guaraguao is bounded in the North by Barrio San Patricio, and by Barrio Portugues of the municipality of

, in the South by

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. ...

and Marueño, in the West by Barrio Marueño, and by Barrio Rucio of the municipality of Peñuelas, and in the East by San Patricio and

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 ...

Features and demographics

Guaraguao has of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Guaraguao was 1,669 persons, and it had a density of 130 persons per square mile. Guaraguao is the seventh least densely populated barrio in the municipality of Ponce. Major roads serving Barrio Guaraguao are

PR-501 Puerto Rico Highway 501 (PR-501) is a tertiaryPR-515, and

PR-516 Puerto Rico Highway 516 (PR-516) is a tertiary The communities of Las Lomas and Santas Pascuas''Lenta la Recuperacion en los Campos de Ponce.''
Sandra Caquias Cruz. EsNoticia.com Ponce, Puerto Rico. Edition #69. 27 April - 10 May 2018. Pages 4 and 5. Accessed 26 May 2018. are located in Guaraguao. Also, sector San Andres is in Guaraguao. In 2010, the population of Guaraguao was 1,117 persons, and it had a density of 270.5 persons per square mile. The highest point in Barrio Guaraguao stands at 3,280 feet and is located on the extreme northwestern tip of the barrio.

Notable landmarks

Guaraguao is abundant in

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and

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, and it is home to many creeks and

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s. The largest river in barrio Guaraguao is

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, which empties into the

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after merging with

Río Pastillo Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo ...

in the city of Ponce to become Rio Matilde. In a March 2010 competition sponsored by the Puerto Rico Water and Environment Association, the Guaraguao water filtering plant of the Puerto Rico Water Authority (''Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados'') was assessed to be the best-tasting water in Puerto Rico.Periodico La Perla del Sur. Resumen de la semana: Del 15 al 21 de marzo de 2010.
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References

External links

* {{Ponce, Puerto Rico Barrio Guaraguao 1878 establishments in Puerto Rico