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Cuarto (Ponce)

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Country
  
United States

Area
  
44 ha

Population
  
3,011 (2000)

Territory
  
Puerto Rico

Local time
  
Monday 2:20 AM

Municipality
  
Ponce

Cuarto (Ponce)

Weather
  
22°C, Wind NE at 0 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Casino de Ponce, Museo de la Masacre de Ponce, Casa Paoli, Parque de la Abolición

Restaurants
  
Origen, Cafe Cafe, New York Style Pizza, El Pilon, El Nuevo Cuerdas

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

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Map of Cuarto, Ponce, 00733, Puerto Rico

Location

Cuarto is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and southeast of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by Comercio/Francisco Parra Duperón Street, on the South by Ramon Powell Street, on the West by Eugenio Mario de Hostos Avenue and Marina Streets, and on the East by Rio Portugues. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Cuarto is bounded in the North by Barrio Tercero, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by Primero, and in the East by San Antón.

Features and demographics

Cuarto has 0.2 square miles (520,000 m2) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Cuarto was 3,011. The population density in Cuarto was 18,303 persons per square mile.

The communities of Belgica and El Bosque are found in Barrio Cuarto as are several other smaller communities.

Landmarks

Cuarto is home to Parque de la Abolicion on its southwestern edge. The NRHP-listed Old Ponce Casino, Ponce Massacre Museum, and Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad are all located in Barrio Cuarto. The Puerto Rico Islamic Center at Ponce (see side photo) is also located in Barrio Cuarto.

Notable people from Barrio Cuarto

  • Domingo Marrero Navarro, educator, writer, and speaker from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.
  • Ruth Fernández, internationally-known contralto singer from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.
  • References

    Cuarto (Ponce) Wikipedia