Marueño (''Barrio Marueño'') is one of the 31

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. Along with Anón,

Coto Laurel Coto Laurel (''Barrio Coto Laurel'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Marueño, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Coto ...

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, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of

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and Capitanejo, Marueño is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. Marueño borders the municipality of Peñuelas. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was created in 1831.

Location

Escena en el Barrio Marueño, Ponce, PR (DSC02300A)

Marueño is located in the northwestern section of the municipality, northwest of the city of Ponce. It is a mostly mountainous barrio, as it sits on the transition zone between the coastal plains and the rugged mountains of the

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. Its highest point is at Monte Marueño (''Mount Marueño''), which stands at 640 meters (2,100 feet) above sea level.El Sur a la Vista. La Historia de Nuestros Barrios: Barrio Marueño, Ponce. 21 June 2010.
/ref> The Pastillo River divides the barrio into two sections of fairly equal size. The river originates high up in the mountains of barrio

History

Origin of the name

The name of the barrio has its origins in Europe. Its name is, however, not found in any other part of Puerto Rico. The barrio, the tallest peak in the barrio, and the river that runs through it are all called Marueño. In the

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, the name "Marueño" means "a bunch of rocks". The name could also be related to another word of Aragonese origin – "murueño" - meaning “the end of a field”, thus it could then refer to some boundary or refer to the low fence walls used to mark the edge of properties.

Boundaries

Marueño is bounded on the North by PR-801R and by the hills north of

PR-501 Puerto Rico Highway 501 (PR-501) is a tertiary Guaraguao Guaraguao (''Barrio Guaraguao'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón (Ponce), Anón, Coto Laurel, Marueño, Quebrada Limón, Real (Ponce), Real, and San Patricio (Ponce), San Patricio, and the co ...

, in the South by barrio

, in the West by the municipality of Peñuelas, and in the East by barrios Magueyes and

Features and demographics

Marueño has of land area and of water surface area. In 2000, the population of Marueño was 1,474 persons, and it had a density of 350 persons per square mile. In 2010, the population of Marueño was 1,692 persons, and it had a density of 401.9 persons per square mile. Marueño is a rural barrio where the main communal sector is the community of Marueño itself in the southernmost part of the barrio. The main road servicing Barrio Marueño is

PR-501 Puerto Rico Highway 501 (PR-501) is a tertiaryMagueyes to close to Marueño's northern border with barrio

. PR-501 has two junctions: one connects to PR-502 heading to barrio

, and the other connects to PR-391 heading to barrio Rucio in the municipality of Peñuelas. The highest point of barrio Marueño stands at 3,083 feet and is located at the extreme northern end of the barrio.''Maptest.''
Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

Landmarks

Marueño is home to

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� ...

, which originates at its northern end and crosses the barrio in its entirety, dividing it in half.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marueno Barrio Marueño 1831 establishments in Puerto Rico