Sabanetas, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Location
Sabanetas is located in the southern section of the municipality, east of the traditional city center at Plaza Las Delicias. The toponymy, or origin of the name, is one that describes an open valley covered by grasslands and few, if any, trees.
Boundaries
It is bounded on the North by barrio Cerrillos, in the South by barrios Bucaná and Vayas, in the West by barrios Machuelo Abajo and San Anton, and in the East by barrios Coto Laurel and Vayas.
Features and demographics
Sabanetas has 2.7 square miles (7.0 km) of land area and 0.1 square miles (260,000 m) of water area. In 2000, the population of Sabanetas was 6,420. The population density in Sabanetas was 2,352 persons per square mile.
In 2010, the population of Sabanetas was 5,534 persons, and it had a density of 2,034.6 persons per square mile.
The communities of Campo Alegre, Alta Vista, Villa Flores, and Sabanetas proper are located in barrio Sabanetas.
Major roads serving Barrio Sabanetas are PR-1, PR-52, and PR-10.
The highest point in Barrio Sabanetas is Cerro Los Negrones which stands at 397 feet.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,197 | 12.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,346 | 12.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,834 | 36.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,068 | 12.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,922 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,644 | 37.6% | |
| 1970 | 7,558 | 185.9% | |
| 1980 | 7,655 | 1.3% | |
| 1990 | 6,968 | −9.0% | |
| 2000 | 6,420 | −7.9% | |
| 2010 | 5,534 | −13.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010 | |||
Landmarks
The Sabanetas Industrial Park is located in Sabanetas, as is Central Mercedita.
