Ponce
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Ponce
Summary
Ponce is a municipality of Puerto Rico[1]. Ponce ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_puerto_rico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ponce is located in Puerto Rico[3].
- Ponce is in the country of United States[4].
- Ponce is on the body of water Río Portugués[5].
- Ponce's instance of is recorded as municipality of Puerto Rico[6].
- Ponce's instance of is recorded as city[7].
- Ponce's capital is recorded as Ponce[8].
- Ponce's shares border with is recorded as Juana Díaz[9].
- Ponce's shares border with is recorded as Jayuya[10].
- Ponce's shares border with is recorded as Adjuntas[11].
- Ponce's shares border with is recorded as Peñuelas[12].
- Ponce's shares border with is recorded as Utuado[13].
- Ponce's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zaragoza[14].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00715[15].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00716[16].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00717[17].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00728[18].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00730[19].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00731[20].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00732[21].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00733[22].
- Ponce's postal code is recorded as 00734[23].
- Ponce's Commons category is recorded as Ponce, Puerto Rico[24].
- Ponce's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[25].
- 1692 marks the founding of Ponce[26].
- Ponce's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.010833333333334, 'lon': -66.61361111111111}[27].
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Geography
Ponce is in the country of United States[4]. Ponce is located in Puerto Rico[3]. Ponce is on the body of water Río Portugués[5].
Physical Characteristics
Ponce covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+118.562045'}[28]. Ponce sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+166327'}[30], {'amount': '+149028'}[31], and {'amount': '+137491'}[32].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include municipality of Puerto Rico[6] and city[7].
History and Context
1692 marks the founding of Ponce[26].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ponce include USS Ponce[33], an Amphibious Transport Dock[34].
Why It Matters
Ponce ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_puerto_rico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[2] Ponce has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Ponce is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Ponce include USS Ponce[33], an Amphibious Transport Dock[34].