Sabanetas (Ponce)
Sabanetas (Barrio Sabanetas) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Sabanetas is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was founded in 1831.
Location
Sabanetas is located in the southern section of the municipality, east of the traditional city center at Plaza Las Delicias. The toponomy, or origin of the name, is one that describes an open valley covered by grasslands and few, if any, trees.
Boundaries
It is bounded on the North by barrio Cerrillos, in the South by barrios Bucaná and Vayas, in the West by barrios Machuelo Abajo and San Anton, and in the East by barrios Coto Laurel and Vayas.
Features and demographics
Sabanetas has 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of land area and 0.1 square miles (260,000 m2) of water area. In 2000, the population of Sabanetas was 6,420. The population density in Sabanetas was 2,352 persons per square mile.
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