Tibes

Tibes (Barrio Tibes) is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, barrio Tibes is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. Tibes attracted attention recently when, in 1975, what was to become the discovery of the oldest cemetery in the West Indies came about as a result of rainstorms. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.[3] It was organized in 1831.[4]

This article is about the barrio. For the archeological site, see Centro Ceremonial Indigena de Tibes.

Tibes
Barrio
Tibes is home to the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
Tibes is home to the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
Location of barrio Tibes within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Tibes within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Tibes is located in Caribbean
Tibes
Tibes
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°05′12″N 66°38′04″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
[1]
 • Total6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2)
 • Land6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total804
 • Density115/sq mi (44/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Location
Landscape scene in Barrio Tibes at PR-10 northbound approaching PR-503

Tibes is a mountainous rural barrio located in the central section of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce.[5] Tibes is located on the foothills of the Cordillera Central. The toponymy, or origin of the name, is related to the hard, smooth stones plentiful in the rivers of this barrio and used by the indigenous peoples of the area as a weapon and the jíbaro countrymen for sharpening agricultural tools such as the machete.[6] Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 causing catastrophic damages. Some residents of Tibes were cut off for 3 months, unable to find passage from their homes due to blocked roadways.[7]

Boundaries

Tibes is bounded on the North by the hills just north of El Principe Road, on the South by Tibes Road, on the West by the hills west of PR-10, and on the East by Pastillo Road, the hills west of Río Chiquito.[8][9]

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Tibes is bounded in the North by Barrio San Patricio, in the South by Portugués, in the West by Guaraguao and Magueyes, and in the East by Barrios Monte Llano and Portugués.[10][11]

Features and demographics
Artistic rendering of Portugues Dam in Barrio Tibes

In 2000, Tibes had 7.01 square miles (18 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Tibes was 866 persons, and it had a density of 124 inhabitants per square mile.[12][13][14] Tibes is the second least populated barrio in Ponce, after San Patricio. Major roads serving Barrio Tibes are PR-10 and PR-503.[10]

In 2010, Tibes had 6.99 square miles (18 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2010, the population of Tibes was 804 persons, and it had a density of 115 persons per square mile.[15]

The highest point in Barrio Tibes is Cerro del Diablo which stands at 2,234 feet. Another notable land feature is Cerro La Mesa which stands at 1,742 feet.[16] Río Portugués is the main body of water running through this barrio.[17]

Portugues Dam

The Portugués Dam is also located in Barrio Tibes.[18]

See also

References
  1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tibes barrio
  3. Sunny A. Cabrera Salcedo. Hacia un Estudio Integral de la Toponimia del Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ph. D. dissertation. May 1999. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Graduate School. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Page 54.
  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.
  5. City Melt Retrieved, February 26, 2010.
  6. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periódico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  7. Guzmán, Sandra Torres (20 September 2021). "Huracán María: Vecinos del barrio Tibes tardaron tres meses en abrir caminos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  9. Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  10. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  11. Mapa de Localizacion Limite de Barrios de Ponce. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  12. City Melt Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Ponce and Its Barrios. (Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data) Archived 12 February 2020 at archive.today Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  14. "CENSUS2". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  15. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  16. Maptest. Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  17. El barrio Tibes: cuna de uno de las más antiguos asentamientos del país. Ernie Xavier Rivera Collazo. La Perla del Sur. Year 36. Issue 1860. 24–30 July 2019. pp. 14-15. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  18. Website of the Municipality of Ponce. Descubrelo > Recursos Naturales. Archived 20 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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