Canas (Ponce)
| Barrio Canas | |
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 Location of barrio Canas within the municipality of Ponce shown in red |
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| Country |
 United States |
| Territory |
 Puerto Rico
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| Municipality |
 Ponce
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| Area | |
| • Total | 22.82 sq mi (59.1 km2) |
| • Land | 14.50 sq mi (37.6 km2) |
| • Water | 8.32 sq mi (21.5 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 34,065 |
| • Density | 2,349/sq mi (907/km2) |
| Source: 2000 Census | |
Canas is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, San Patricio, and Marueño, and the coastal barrio of Capitanejo, Canas is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Peñuelas. Along with Playa, Bucana, Vayas and Capitanejo, Canas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios. The name of this barrio if of native Indian origin. It was founded in 1831.
Canas is a suburban and partly mountainous barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, west of the city of Ponce, at latitude 18.000283N, and longitude -66.658800 W.
It is bounded on the North by the hills north of Camino Bello Road, the hills north of PR-132, and Clavel Street, on the South by the Caribbean Sea, on the West by the El Peñon de Ponce promontory, the hills west of Correccional Las Cucharas Street, and the hills west of PR-549, and on the East by the hills west of PR-123, the future western branch of PR-9, Río Pastillo (roughly) and Río Matilde (roughly).
In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Canas is bounded in the North by the Quebrada Limón and Portugues, in the South by the Caribbean Sea, in the West by the barrios of Encarnacion, Tallaboa Saliente, and Tallaboa Alta of the municipality of Peñuelas, and in the East by Magueyes, Magueyes Urbano, Canas Urbano, and Playa.
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