Ponce, Puerto Rico
city and municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico
Ponce is the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area.[1] It is in the southern part of the island. As of 2020, 137,491 people live there. It is also called La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South) and La Ciudad Señorial de Puerto Rico (Majestic city of Puerto Rico).
The city of Ponce was founded in 1692 by Spanish people who lived near the Jacaguas river. The city was named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León.
Ponce
Municipio Autónomo De Ponce | |
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Municipality | |
| Autonomous Municipality Of Ponce | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: “La Ciudad Señorial” | |
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| Founded by | Juan Ponce De Leon y Loayza |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gobierno De Puerto Rico |
| • Mayor | Hon. Luis M. Irizarry Pabón (Partido Popular Democrático (PPD)) |
| Highest elevation | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 137,491 |
References
change- ↑ "Puerto Rico - Ponce, Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
Other websites
change- Ponce and its barrios, United States Census Bureau Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today
- Places of Interest in Ponce, Puerto Rico (Spanish) Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Ponce Official Site Archived 2021-03-20 at the Wayback Machine