San Antón

San Antón
Sign marking an entrance to Barrio San Antón
Nickname(s): 
"Cuna de la Bomba y Plena" (Birthplace of the Bomba and Plena)
Location of barrio San Antón within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
San Antón
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′20″N 66°36′05″W / 18.005539°N 66.601431°W / 18.005539; -66.601431
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
  Total
1.16 sq mi (3.0 km2)
  Land1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
10,992
  Density9,727.4/sq mi (3,755.8/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

San Antón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and Portugués Urbano, San Antón is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce. It is totally enclosed within the Ponce city limits. It was founded in 1818.