Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area.  It is in the southern part of the island. As of 2020, 137,491 people live there. It is also called La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South) and La Ciudad Señorial de Puerto Rico (Majestic city of Puerto Rico).

The city of Ponce was founded in 1692 by Spanish people who lived near the Jacaguas river. The city was named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León.

References

Other websites
 Ponce and its barrios, United States Census Bureau 
 Places of Interest in Ponce, Puerto Rico (Spanish) 
 Ponce Official Site 

Category:Cities in Puerto Rico
Category:Municipalities of Puerto Rico