Quebrada Limón is one of the 31

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. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Marueño, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of

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and Capitanejo, Quebrada Limón is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Peñuelas. It was founded in 1878.

Location

Quebrada Limón is a

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barrio located in the western section of the municipality, northwest of the center of the city at

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, and at latitude 18.054552 N, and longitude -66.671163 W. The

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, or origin of the name, alludes to the narrow path between mountains oftentimes producing a stream or creek that runs down a glen.

Boundaries

Quebrada Limón is bounded on the North by the hills south of El Pecho Road and the hills north of Marungueyes Road, on the South by the hills north of Bello Road, and Clavel Street, on the West by hills east of PR-520, and on the East by the hills west of PR-502.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 March 3, 2010. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Quebrada Limón is bounded in the North by Marueño, in the South by

, in the West by barrios Tallaboa Alta and Rucio of the municipality of Peñuelas, and in the East by Marueño and

Features and demographics

Quebrada Limón is home to the communities of Pastillo Canas and Hacienda Josefa. Pastillo Canas is located in the southern section of the barrio, near barrio

' Pastillo community. The rest of Quebrada Limón is strictly rural. Quebrada Limón has of land area and no water area.Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place: GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 (Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data)
Retrieved March 3, 2010. In 2000, the population of Quebrada Limón was 804 persons, and it had a density of 301 persons per square mile. In 2010, the population of Quebrada Limón was 709 persons, and it had a density of 265.5 persons per square mile. The main road serving barrio Quebrada Limon is PR-502. The highest point in barrio Quebrada Limón stands at 984 feet over sea level 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.

Notable Landmarks

Several streams make their way through this rural barrio, including the brook from which the barrio draws its name: Quebrada Limón (English: Limón Brook). A section of Rio Pastillo also winds its way through the barrio. In fact, Limon Brook feeds into

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