Magueyes is one of the 31
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...
s of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
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 16 ...
. Together with
Cerrillos,
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 ...
,
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 e ...
,
Montes Llanos
Montes Llanos (also spelled Monte Llano), is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, and Cerrillos, Montes Llanos is one of the municipality's s ...
,
Portugués,
Sabanetas, and
Tibes
Tibes (''Barrio Tibes'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugués Rural, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas (Ponce), Sabanetas, and Cerrillos (Ponce), C ...
, Magueyes is one of the municipality's
eight interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was created in 1831.
History
Magueyes is one of the oldest barrios in Ponce. It is home to
Hacienda Buena Vista
Hacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives (or Buena Vista Plantation in English), was a coffee plantation located in Barrio Magueyes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The original plantation dates from the 19th century. The plantation was started b ...
, dating from 1833.
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/ref> The word ''Magueyes'' is the plural
The plural (sometimes list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated pl., pl, or ), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical number, grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than the ...
form of the word Maguey Maguey may refer to various American plants:
* Genus ''Agave'', especially
** Species ''Agave americana'', the century plant
** Species ''Agave salmiana''
* Genus '' Furcraea'', a source of natural fiber
* Maguey flowers, an edible flower
Other us ...
which is a word of Taino origin.
Boundaries
Magueyes is bounded on the North by the hills north of Tierras Buenas Road and the hills south of Las Lomas Road, on the South by Ruth Fernandez Boulevard, on the West by the hills west of PR-123, and on the East by the hills east of PR-123 and by Ruth Fernandez Boulevard.
In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Magueyes is bounded on the North by Guaraguao
Guaraguao (''Barrio Guaraguao'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón (Ponce), Anón, Coto Laurel, Marueño, Quebrada Limón, Real (Ponce), Real, and San Patricio (Ponce), San Patricio, and the co ...
, on the South by Magueyes Urbano
Magueyes Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Magueyes Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that ar ...
and Portugues Urbano
Portugues and variants may refer to:
*Portugués, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, a barrio
*Portugués Rural or just Portugués, one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico
*Portugués Urbano, one of the 31 barrios in the municipality ...
, in the West by Marueño
Marueño (''Barrio Marueño'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Marueño ...
and 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 on the East by Tibes
Tibes (''Barrio Tibes'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugués Rural, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas (Ponce), Sabanetas, and Cerrillos (Ponce), C ...
and Portugués.
Features and demographics
Magueyes has of land area and no water surface area. In 2000, the population of Magueyes was 6,134 persons, and it had a density of 1,345 persons per square mile. Magueyes is the ninth most populous barrio in the municipality.
In 2010, the population of Magueyes was 5,947 persons, and it had a density of 1,307 persons per square mile.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 ...
. PR-501
Puerto Rico Highway 501 (PR-501) is a tertiaryHacienda Buena Vista
Hacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives (or Buena Vista Plantation in English), was a coffee plantation located in Barrio Magueyes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The original plantation dates from the 19th century. The plantation was started b ...
is located in Magueyes.
Retrieved March 19, 2010.
See also
*
List of communities in Puerto Rico
References
External links
*
{{Ponce, Puerto Rico
Barrio Magueyes
1831 establishments in Puerto Rico