Canas Urbano is one of the 31

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...

of the municipality of

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. Along with

Machuelo Abajo Machuelo Abajo is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Magueyes Urbano Magueyes Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Mac ...

Magueyes Urbano Magueyes Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Magueyes Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that ar ...

Portugués Urbano Portugués Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and San Antón, Portugués Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that ...

, and San Antón, Canas Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural

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that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce. The name of this barrio is of native indigenous origin. It was created in 1953.

Location

Canas Urbano is an urban quarter located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and southwest of the traditional center of the city,

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Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by Ponceña Street/ PR-123, by Ausencia, La Gloria, Novedades, and Idilid Streets of Morel Campos, by Ten Street of Shanghai, Villa Street/Simon Bolivar Avenue, Palo de Pan Street, Dr. Ferran Street, Ferrocarril Street, and Ramon Powell Street, on the South by PR-2, on the West by PR-132 (roughly),

Río Pastillo Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River (Ponce, Puerto Rico), Ca� ...

(roughly), and Rio Canas, and on the East by Global Street, Coto Canas Street/PR-2R/Pámpanos Road, and the old western branch of

Rio Portugues Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Canas Urbano is bounded in the North by

, Segundo, Primero, and Cuarto, in the South by

Canas Canas or Cañas may refer to: Places * Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico * Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica * Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Cañas ca ...

and

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, in the West by

, and San Anton, and in the East by Segundo, Primero, and San Anton. Museo de Arte, Ponce, Puerto Rico-Exterior

Features and demographics

Canas Urbano has of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Canas Urbano was 21,482 persons, and it had a density of 9,301 persons per square mile. In 2010, the population of Canas Urbano was 17,933 persons, and it had a density of 7,763.2 persons per square mile. The communities of Jardines del Caribe (first and second sections only), Morel Campos, Shanghai, Aristides Chavier, Baldorioty, San Antonio, Rio Canas, Los Maestros, Santa Maria, Perla del Sur, Villa Grillasca, and Reparto Universitario are found here. Villa Grillasca was built in the 1950s and consisted of 720 duplex-style homes.Carmelo Rosario Natal. ''Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002.'' Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 48.

Notable landmarks

Barrio Canas Urbano is home to the

Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

, Francisco Montaner Stadium, and the

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doc ...

and various other important landmarks.

Gallery

File:Restaurante Pizza Heaven, Calles Concordia y Divina Providencia, Urb. Sta. Maria, Bo. Canas Urbano, Ponce, PR, mirando al suroeste (DSC01869C).jpg, Italian restaurant on Calle Concordia, near Avenida Las Américas File:Interior del Restaurante Pizza Heaven, C. Concordia y C. Divina Providencia, Bo. Canas Urbano, Ponce, PR, mirando al norte (20190828 172853).jpg, Italian restaurant on Calle Concordia near Avenida Las Américas File:Museo de Arte de Ponce, Avenida Las Américas, Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando hacia el noroeste (Ponce003).jpg, Museo de Arte de Ponce, on Avenida Las Américas File:Museo de Arte de Ponce, Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando hacia el norte.jpg, Interior of Museo de Arte de Ponce on Avenida Las Américas File:Arch at the main entrance to the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSCF0584).jpg, Universidad Católica on Avenida Las Américas File:Edificio YMCA - Ponce Puerto Rico.jpg,

Ponce YMCA Building The Ponce YMCA Building is a historic structure located in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located at 7843 Calle Nazaret, Urbanizacion Santa Maria. The structure was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 4 June 20 ...

in Urbanización Santa María

References

External links

* {{Ponce, Puerto Rico Barrio Canas Urbano 1953 establishments in Puerto Rico