Tibes

Barrio Tibes
Scene in Barrio Tibes at PR-10 north approaching PR-503
Location of barrio Tibes within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area
• Total	7.01 sq mi (18.2 km2)
• Land	7.01 sq mi (18.2 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	866
• Density	123.5/sq mi (47.7/km2)
	Source: 2000 Census

Tibes (Barrio Tibes) is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugues, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Tibes is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. Tibes attracted attention recently when, in 1975, what was to become the discovery of the oldest cemetery in the West Indies came about as a result of rains. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was organized in 1831.

Tibes is a mountainous rural barrio located in the central section of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce. Tibes is located on the foothills of the Cordillera Central. The toponomy, or origin of the name, is related to the hard, smooth stones plentiful in the rivers of this barrio and used by the indigenous peoples of the area as a weapon and the jibaro countrymen for sharpening agricultural tools such as the machete.

Tibes is bounded on the North by the hills just north of El Principe Road, on the South by Tibes Road, on the West by the hills west of PR-10, and on the East by Pastillo Road, the hills west of Río Chiquito.

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Tibes is bounded in the North by Barrio San Patricio, in the South by Portugues, in the West by Guaraguao and Magueyes, and in the East by Barrios Monte Llano and Portugues.