Machuelo Abajo

Machuelo Abajo
Street scene in southern Barrio Machuelo Abajo, in the city of Ponce
Street scene in southern Barrio Machuelo Abajo, in the city of Ponce
Location of barrio Machuelo Abajo within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Machuelo Abajo within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Machuelo Abajo is located in Caribbean
Machuelo Abajo
Machuelo Abajo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°01′30″N 66°35′46″W / 18.025015°N 66.596219°W / 18.025015; -66.596219[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total1.86 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Land1.79 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total11,855
 • Density6,622.9/sq mi (2,557.1/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Machuelo Abajo is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Machuelo Abajo 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 was founded in 1818.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Machuelo Abajo barrio
  3. ^ Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. Los Barrios de Ponce: Noticias y Microhistorias de Ocho Comunidades Ponceñas en el Tiempo, Siglos XVI al XIX. 2019. p. 125.ISBN 9781076759153
  4. ^ Barrios de Ponce. Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.