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 are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was created in 1953.
Location
Magueyes Urbano is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and northwest of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias.
Boundaries
It is bounded on the North by J. J. Cartagena Street (Las Delicias community), Ruth Fernandez Boulevard, and Camino de Ponce (Golf Club) Road, on the South by PR-123, Ausencia Street, and La Gloria Street, on the West by the hills west of PR-123, and on the East by Novedades Street, the hills east of Ponce Cement and the future western branch of PR-9.
In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Magueyes Urbano is bounded in the North by Magueyes, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by Canas, and in the East by Portugués Urbano.Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Territorial Planning. (Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Oficina de Ordenacion Territorial.)
Magueyes
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.
History
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.
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, on the South by Magueyes Urbano and Portugues Urbano, in the West by Marueño and Canas, and on the East by Tibes and Portugues.
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