Maragüez
Maragüez is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: barrio in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Maragueez”, “Maraguez”, “Maragüez Barrio”, “Maragüez, Ponce”, and “Maragüez, Puerto Rico”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Cerrillos and Cerrillos State Forest.
Lake Cerrillos
Reservoir
Photo: Eljohnson15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Cerrillos is a human-made lake located in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, and recreation.
Cerrillos State Forest
Nature reserve
Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico. It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers 200 cuerdas of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range.
Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park
Park
Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park is a park in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Lake Cerrillos Dam recreational area. Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park is situated 3½ km southeast of Maragüez.
Maragüez
- Categories: barrio of Puerto Rico and locality
- Location: Maragüez Barrio, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.0992° or 18° 5′ 57″ northLongitude
-66.59495° or 66° 35′ 42″ westElevation
134 metres (440 feet)Open location code
77CM3CX4+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9537776262OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Maragüez” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maragüez Barrio”
- Spanish: “Barrio Maragüez”
- Spanish: “Maragüez (Ponce)”
- Spanish: “Maragüez (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Maragüez”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Monte Llano and Villa Valencia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pico Pinto and Atracadero del Lago Cerrillos.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maragüez”. Photo: sicarr, CC BY 2.0.