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Machuelo Arriba
Northbound PR-139 through Barrio Machuelo Arriba
Northbound PR-139 through Barrio Machuelo Arriba
Location of barrio Machuelo Arriba within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Machuelo Arriba within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Machuelo Arriba is located in Caribbean
Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total 6.63 sq mi (17.2 km2)
 • Land 6.62 sq mi (17.1 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 12,412
 • Density 1,897.9/sq mi (732.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios. It was established in 1831.

Location

Rio Bayagan next to PR-505 in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, PR (IMG 3797)
Rio Bayagan (Bayagan River) running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Machuelo Arriba is a rural barrio located in the central section of the municipality, just north of the Ponce city limits at latitude 18.043976N, and longitude -66.597924W.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by the hills north of Camino El Cedro I Road, on the South by Tito Castro Avenue/PR-14 (roughly), on the West by PR-504, by the hills west of PR-505, and Rio Portugues, and on the East by Pinto Peak, and Río Cerrillos.

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Machuelo Arriba is bounded on the North by Barrios Maragüez and Monte Llano, on the South by Machuelo Abajo, on the West by Barrios Portugués and Portugués Urbano, and on the East by Maragüez and Cerrillos.

Features and demographics

PR-505 southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, PR (IMG 3800)
A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce

The communities of La Cuchilla, La Yuca, El Paraiso, Glenview Gardens, Quintas de Monserrate, Villa Machuelo, and Santa Teresita are found here. The communities of Jardines de Ponce and Las Monjitas are also located within the limits of barrio Machuelo Arriba.

Machuelo Arriba has 6.54 square miles (17 km2) of land area and 0.11 square miles (280,000 m2) of water area. In 2010, the population of Machuelo Arriba was 12,412. The population density in Machuelo Arriba was 1,897.9 persons per square mile.

The main roads in barrio Machuelo Arriba are PR-10 on its southern part, and PR-505 and PR-139 which serve the rest of the barrio.

The highest point in Barrio Machuelo Arriba is Pico Pinto which stands at 2,037 feet.

Landmarks

The Río Bucaná springs from Barrio Machuelo Arriba (as Rio Bayagan) and runs for 29.5 kilometers (18.3 mi) into the Caribbean Sea.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Machuelo Arriba (Ponce) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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