Bucaná
Bucaná is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Canas, Playa, Vayas, and Capitanejo, Bucaná is one of the municipality's five coastal barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was founded in 1831.
Bucaná | |
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Barrio | |
Río Portugués (L) feeds into Río Bucaná (R), just north of PR-52 in Barrio Bucaná | |
Location of barrio Bucaná within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
Bucaná Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′51″N 66°35′41″W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.16 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.37 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.79 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,630 |
| • Density | 2,669.1/sq mi (1,030.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
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