Ponce

Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, wa…
Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur, La Ciudad Señorial, and La Ciudad de las Quenepas.
  • Settled: c.1500 BC
  • Founded: August 12, 1692
  • Elevation: 52 ft (16 m)
  • Area code: 787/939
  • Sovereign state: United States
  • Commonwealth: Puerto Rico
  • Re-settled: 1582

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