Portugués (Ponce)
Portugués | |
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Scene in Barrio Portugués on Highway PR-503 heading northbound | |
Location of barrio Portugues within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′26″N 66°36′50″W / 18.057186°N 66.613888°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,134 |
| • Density | 1,167.8/sq mi (450.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Portugués Rural or, more commonly, simply Portugués (Barrio Portugués), is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Portugués is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. It was founded in 1831.