Vayas | |
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![]() Tower at Mercedita Airport in Vayas | |
![]() Location of Vayas barrio within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
Coordinates: 17°58′59″N 66°34′15″W / 17.983021°N 66.570813°W[1] | |
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Area | |
• Total | 10.44 sq mi (27.0 km2) |
• Land | 7.09 sq mi (18.4 km2) |
• Water | 3.35 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 901 |
• Density | 127.1/sq mi (49.1/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Vayas is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Playa, Bucana, Canas and Capitanejo, Vayas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios. Together with Capitanejo, Vayas is also one of two rural coastal barrios in the municipality.[3] It was organized in 1831, at which time it was divided into Vayas Norte and Vayas Sur; in 1878 the two were subsequently merged into today's Vayas.[4]