Primero (''Barrio Primero'') 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 of the municipality of

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. Together with Segundo,

Tercero Tercero (''Barrio Tercero'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Tercero is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1 ...

, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Primero is one of the municipality's original six core urban barrios. It was founded in 1878.

Location

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

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Boundaries

Barrio Primero is bounded on the North by Villa Street, on the South by Ferrocarril and Dr. Ferran Streets, on the West by PR-2R (Carretera Pámpanos / Calle Coto Canas), and on the East by Eugenio Maria de Hostos Avenue and Marina Street. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Primero is bounded in the North by Barrio Segundo, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by Barrio Canas Urbano, and in the East by Barrio Cuarto. The communities of Ponce de Leon, Los Maestros, Mariani, and Pedro J. Rosaly are located in Barrio Primero. Ponce City Hall

Features and demographics

Primero has of land area and no water area.U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Ponce and Its Barrios. (Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data)
Retrieved 24 April 2010. In 2000, the population of Primero was 3,550. The population density in Primero was 13,997 persons per square mile.
Retrieved 17 February 2010. In 2010, the population of Primero was 3,175 persons, and it had a density of 12,211.5 persons per square mile.

Notable landmarks

Primero is home to

Ponce City Hall The Ponce City Hall ( es, Casa Alcaldía de Ponce) is a historic city hall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located it the center of the city, on Calle Degetau, across from Plaza Degetau in the Ponce Historic Zone. The building serves as the seat ...

on its northeastern end. The Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park, is also found in Barrio Primero. The historic, NRHP-listed, Rosaly-Batiz House, Residencia Zaldo de Nebot on 27 Marina Street, and the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church on 132 Villa Street, are also in Barrio Primero.

Gallery

File:Restaurante El Barril de la Mulata, Calle Villa, Bo. Primero, Ponce, PR, mirando al sureste (DSC01415B).jpg, Puerto Rican 'Criollo' food restaurant on Calle Villa and Calle Molina File:Dora Colon Clavell Urban Park in Barrio Primero in Ponce, PR. (IMG 3576)JPG.jpg, Urban Park on Calle Concordia and Calle Marina File:Methodist Church on Villa Street, Barrio Segundo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2874).jpg, Historic church on Calle Villa, near Calle Torre

References

External links

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