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Commonwealth :
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Puerto Rico
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Settled :
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1500BC (Non-Europeans)[5][6][7]
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Re-settled :
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1582 (Europeans)[8][9][10]
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Sitio :
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1646 (Dispersed settlement)[11][12]
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Partido :
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1670 (Hamlet)[13][14][a]
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Founded :
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12 August 1692 (Village)[15][16][17][18]
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† Villa :
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29 July 1848
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† Ciudad :
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1877
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Named for :
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Juan Ponce de Leon y Loayza
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Wards :
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31 barrios
AnónBucanáCanasCanas UrbanoCapitanejoCerrillosCoto LaurelCuartoGuaraguaoMachuelo AbajoMachuelo ArribaMagueyesMagueyes UrbanoMaragüezMarueñoMontes LlanosPlayaPortugués RuralPortugués UrbanoPrimeroQuebrada LimónQuintoRealSabanetasSan AntónSan PatricioSegundoSextoTerceroTibesVayas
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• Type :
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Mayor–council
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• Mayor :
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María E. Meléndez Altieri (PNP)
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• Council :
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Asamblea Municipal de Ponce
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• Total :
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166,327
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• Land :
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114.8 sq mi (297 km2)
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• Water :
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78.8 sq mi (204 km2)
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Elevation[19] :
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52 ft (16 m)
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• Density :
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860/sq mi (330/km2)
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Demonym(s) :
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Ponceños
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Time zone :
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UTC−4 (AST)
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ZIP code(s) :
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00715, 00716, 00717, 00728, 00730, 00731, 00732, 00733, 00734, 00780
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Area code(s) :
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787 and 939
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Major routes :
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GNIS feature ID :
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1611718[19]
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Website :
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www.visitponce.com
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