Anon (Ponce)

Barrio Anón
Street scene at road PR-143 East and the northern terminus of PR-139 in Barrio Anon, Ponce, PR
Location of barrio Anón within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Country	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area
• Total	12.85 sq mi (33.3 km2)
• Land	12.85 sq mi (33.3 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,611 ft (491 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,669
• Density	130/sq mi (50/km2)
	Source: 2000 Census

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 of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. Anón borders the municipalities of Jayuya and Juana Diaz. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was founded in 1878.

Anón is a mountainous rural barrio located in the northern section of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce. Anon is located within the Cordillera Central and it is home to the highest peak elevation in Puerto Rico called Cerro de Punta. The toponomy, or origin of the name, is related to the fruit tree that belongs to the family Annonaceae.

Anón is bounded on the North by PR-143 (Ruta Panorámica), on the South by the hills north of La Compuesta street and Las Mesas Road, on the West by Santo Domingo Hill, El Guayabo Road, Río Cerrillos, Río San Patricio, Cerrillo Road, and Tres Palos-Ramal 1 Road, and on the East by the hills west of PR-123.

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Anón is bounded in the North by Barrios Jauca, Zamas, Veguitas, and Saliente of the municipality of Jayuya, in the South by Maragüez and Real, in the West by San Patricio, and in the East by Barrio Collores of the municipality of Juana Díaz. Among all 31 barrios of Ponce, Anon has the distinction of bordering the most barrios of another municipality, namely, the four barrios of the municipality of Jayuya, or five barrios when Collores (municipality of Juana Díaz) is included.