Real, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Real
A section of rural Barrio Real in Ponce, Puerto Rico, along Route PR-511.
A section of rural Barrio Real in Ponce, Puerto Rico, along Route PR-511.
Location of barrio Real within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Real within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Coordinates: 18°05′43″N 66°33′24″W / 18.095256°N 66.556763°W / 18.095256; -66.556763[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total5.27 sq mi (13.6 km2)
 • Land5.22 sq mi (13.5 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,696
 • Density708/sq mi (273/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census

Real is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Marueño, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Real is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Juana Diaz. 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: Real barrio
  3. ^ Barrios de Ponce. Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.