Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31

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s of the

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. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos,

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, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios. It was established in 1831.

Location

Machuelo Arriba is a rural barrio located in the central section of the municipality, just north of the Ponce city limits at latitude 18.043976N, and longitude -66.597924W.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by the hills north of Camino El Cedro I Road, on the South by Tito Castro Avenue/ PR-14 (roughly), on the West by PR-504, by the hills west of PR-505, and Rio Portugues, and on the East by Pinto Peak, and Río Cerrillos. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Machuelo Arriba is bounded on the North by Barrios

and Monte Llano, on the South by Machuelo Abajo, on the West by Barrios Portugués and

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 ar ...

, and on the East by

and Cerrillos.

Features and demographics

The communities of La Cuchilla, La Yuca, El Paraiso, Glenview Gardens, Quintas de Monserrate, Villa Machuelo, and Santa Teresita are found here. The communities of Jardines de Ponce and Las Monjitas are also located within the limits of barrio Machuelo Arriba. Machuelo Arriba has of land area and of water area. In 2010, the population of Machuelo Arriba was 12,412. The population density in Machuelo Arriba was 1,897.9 persons per square mile. The main roads in barrio Machuelo Arriba are PR-10 on its southern part, and PR-505 and PR-139 which serve the rest of the barrio. The highest point in Barrio Machuelo Arriba is Pico Pinto which stands at 2,037 feet.

Landmarks

The Río Bucaná springs from Barrio Machuelo Arriba (as Rio Bayagan) and runs for into the

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.Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundacion Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades.
Retrieved March 28, 2010.

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