Magueyes
| Barrio Magueyes | |
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Scene in Barrio Magueyes
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 Location of barrio Magueyes within the municipality of Ponce shown in red |
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| Country |
 United States
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| Territory |
 Puerto Rico
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| Municipality |
 Ponce
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| Area | |
| • Total | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,134 |
| • Density | 1,345/sq mi (519/km2) |
| Source: 2000 Census | |
Magueyes (Barrio Magueyes) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, Montes Llanos, Portugues, Sabanetas, and Tibes, 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.
Magueyes is one of the oldest barrios in Ponce. It is home to Hacienda Buena Vista, dating from 1833. The word Magueyes is the plural form of the word Maguey which is a word of Taino origin.
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, on the South by Magueyes Urbano and Portugues Urbano, in the West by Marueño and Canas, and on the East by Tibes and Portugues.
Magueyes has 4.56 square miles (12 km2)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.
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