Cerrillos, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Cerrillos
A section of rural Barrio Cerrillos along PR-139 heading northbound
A section of rural Barrio Cerrillos along PR-139 heading northbound
Location of barrio Cerrillos within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Cerrillos within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Cerrillos is located in Caribbean
Cerrillos
Cerrillos
Location of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean
Coordinates: 18°03′21″N 66°34′21″W / 18.055725°N 66.572498°W / 18.055725; -66.572498[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total3.33 sq mi (8.6 km2)
 • Land3.13 sq mi (8.1 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,356
 • Density1,400.6/sq mi (540.8/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Cerrillos is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Machuelo Arriba, Cerrillos is one of the municipality's seven interior rural barrios. It was founded in 1878.[3]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cerrillos barrio
  3. ^ 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.