Sabanetas | |
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.jpg) The iconicLetras de Ponce in barrio Sabanetas | |
 Location of Barrio Sabanetas within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
  Sabanetas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates:18°01′08″N66°34′52″W / 18.018955°N 66.58113°W /18.018955; -66.58113[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.79 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,534 |
| • Density | 2,034.6/sq mi (785.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Sabanetas (Barrio Sabanetas) is one of the 31barrios of themunicipality ofPonce, Puerto Rico. Along withMagueyes,Tibes,Portugués,Montes Llanos,Machuelo Arriba,Maragüez, andCerrillos, Sabanetas is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.[3] It was founded in 1831.[4]
Sabanetas is located in the southern section of the municipality, east of the traditional city center atPlaza Las Delicias. Thetoponymy, or origin of the name, is one that describes an open valley covered by grasslands and few, if any, trees.[5]
It is bounded on the North by barrioCerrillos, in the South by barriosBucaná andVayas, in the West by barriosMachuelo Abajo andSan Anton, and in the East by barriosCoto Laurel andVayas.
Sabanetas has 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of land area and 0.1 square miles (260,000 m2) of water area. In 2000, the population of Sabanetas was 6,420. The population density in Sabanetas was 2,352 persons per square mile.[6]
In 2010, the population of Sabanetas was 5,534 persons, and it had a density of 2,034.6 persons per square mile.[7]
The communities of Campo Alegre, Alta Vista, Villa Flores, and Sabanetas proper are located in barrio Sabanetas.
Major roads serving Barrio Sabanetas arePR-1,PR-52, andPR-10.
The highest point in Barrio Sabanetas isCerro Los Negrones which stands at 397 feet.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,197 | 12.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,346 | 12.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,834 | 36.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,068 | 12.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,922 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,644 | 37.6% | |
| 1970 | 7,558 | 185.9% | |
| 1980 | 7,655 | 1.3% | |
| 1990 | 6,968 | −9.0% | |
| 2000 | 6,420 | −7.9% | |
| 2010 | 5,534 | −13.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1960[12] 1980-2000[13] 2010[14] | |||
The Sabanetas Industrial Park is located in Sabanetas, as isCentral Mercedita.
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