Primero, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Primero
Ponce Darlington Building, (Barrio Primero, Ponce, Puerto Rico) Ponce's first multi-story building, built in 1962,[1] and former home of WRIK-TV.
Ponce Darlington Building, (Barrio Primero, Ponce, Puerto Rico) Ponce's first multi-story building, built in 1962,[1] and former home of WRIK-TV.
Location of barrio Primero within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Primero within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Primero is located in Caribbean
Primero
Primero
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′29″N 66°37′10″W / 18.007938°N 66.619476°W / 18.007938; -66.619476[2]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
 • Total
0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,175
 • Density12,211.5/sq mi (4,714.9/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Primero (Barrio Primero) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Primero is one of the municipality's original six core urban barrios. It was founded in 1878.[4]

  1. ^ Carmelo Rosario Natal. "Ponce en Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002." Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. First Edition. 2003. Page 55.
  2. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Primero barrio
  4. ^ 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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