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(Redirected from Ponce, PR MSA) Statistical area in Puerto Rico

Metropolitan area in Puerto Rico, United States
Ponce metropolitan area Área metropolitana de Ponce
Metropolitan area
Ponce metropolitan area in south central Puerto RicoYauco and GuayanillaPeñuelas
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PoncePonce
and Juana DíazVillalba and Juana DíazCoamo and Santa IsabelCays in Tollaboa Bay to Isla del Frío in Ponce BayCaja de Muertos to Punta Petrona Natural Reserve
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Statistical areas in Puerto Rico
  Ponce MSA within Ponce–Coamo CSA   Coamo μSA within the Ponce–Coamo CSA   Other Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas MSA, Arecibo MSA, Guayama MSA, Lares μSA, Utuado μSA, and Coco μSA within the San Juan–Bayamón CSA, and Mayagüez MSA and Aguadilla MSA within Mayagüez–Aguadilla CSA  Municipalities outside statistical areas

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Territory Puerto Rico
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The Ponce metropolitan area (Spanish: área metropolitana de Ponce), is the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Ponce, Juana Díaz, Yauco, Villalba, Peñuelas, Adjuntas, and Guayanilla between the coastal plain and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the south central region of the main island. One of 6 metropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico, it lies within the Ponce–Coamo combined statistical area (CSA), which is one of 3 primary statistical areas in the main island as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the Ponce metropolitan area at 266,237.

Ponce metropolitan area

With a population of 266,237 as of 2023, the Ponce metropolitan area (MSA) is the second most populous in Puerto Rico, covering 7 of 78 municipalities in the southwestern region of the main island. Ponce is considered to be its principal city. The Ponce metropolitan area is the 188th most populated in the United States between the Erie, PA MSA and the Lynchburg, VA MSA.

Municipalities

The Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area was formerly a separate area in Puerto Rico, but this area was dissolved and three of its municipalities were added to the Ponce metropolitan area in 2023.

Ponce–Coamo combined area

The Ponce–Coamo combined statistical area (CSA) is divided into one metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), the Ponce MSA, and one micropolitan area (μSA), the Coamo μSA, covering 9 of 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico.

The 2010 census placed the population at 414,322, a 12.47% decrease over the 2000 census figure of 473,357. The 2020 census placed the population at 351,446, a 15.18% decrease over the 2010 census figure of 414,322.

With an estimated population of 337,492 as of 2023, the Ponce–Coamo combined statistical area is the 3rd most populous CSA in Puerto Rico and the 111th most populous CSA in the United States between the Erie–Meadville, PA CSA and the Evansville–Henderson, IN-KY CSA.

Municipalities

Ponce–Coamo combined statistical area (CSA)

Topography

General physiographic map of Puerto Rico, with mountainous terrain in green, karst in orange, and plains in yellow

Comprising Ponce, Juana Díaz, Yauco, Villalba, Peñuelas, Adjuntas, and Guayanilla, the Ponce metropolitan area is situated between the southern coastal plain and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the south central region of the main island of Puerto Rico. Comprising Coamo and Santa Isabel, the neighboring Coamo micropolitan area is situated the southern coastal plain, and the Cordillera Central and Sierra de Cayey mountain subranges in the south central region of the main island of Puerto Rico.

All municipalities have an urbanized, densely populated downtown area and administrative center, categorized as a barrio and known as a pueblo, and concentrated urbanized residential areas with large populations, especially along the coastline of Ponce. All municipalities have rural areas, particularly those that lie on mountainous terrain, which is extensive on all jurisdictions, except for the strictly coastal and flat Santa Isabel.

See also

References

  1. "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020–2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico, July 2023" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01)" (CSV). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01)" (CSV). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020–2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01)" (CSV). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-04)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  8. "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-04)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  9. "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020–2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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