Canas, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Canas
Scene in Barrio Canas at PR-585 and PR-2
Scene in Barrio Canas at PR-585 and PR-2
Location of barrio Canas within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Canas within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Canas is located in Caribbean
Canas
Canas
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 17°59′22″N 66°40′10″W / 17.989435°N 66.669419°W / 17.989435; -66.669419[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total22.82 sq mi (59.1 km2)
 • Land14.47 sq mi (37.5 km2)
 • Water8.35 sq mi (21.6 km2)
Elevation217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total32,708
 • Density2,260.4/sq mi (872.7/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Canas is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, San Patricio, and Marueño, and the coastal barrio of Capitanejo, Canas is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Peñuelas. Along with Playa, Bucana, Vayas and Capitanejo, Canas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios. It was founded in 1831.[3][a]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canas barrio
  3. ^ Barrios de Ponce. Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.


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