PR · GEOID 72113

Ponce Municipio area

Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico covers 193.6 square miles: 114.9 square miles of land and 78.7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area114.9 mi²
Water area78.7 mi²
Total area193.6 mi²
National land rank#3081

County outline

Generalized outline of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Ponce Municipio is located

Ponce Municipio highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. Puerto Rico is repositioned as an inset at the common scale. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 59.4% of Ponce Municipio’s measured area and water for 40.6%. Its combined area converts to 501.4 square kilometers or approximately 123,900 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land114.927297.6673,553.3
Water78.666203.74450,346.2
Total193.593501.404123,899.5

How Ponce Municipio compares

By original Census land area, Ponce Municipio ranks #2 of 78 in Puerto Rico and #3081 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 2.737 times the Puerto Rico county-equivalent median of 42 square miles. It accounts for 3.4% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Ponce Municipio?

Ponce Municipio has more land than 141 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Ponce Municipio114.9 mi²
Puerto Rico median42 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Ponce Municipio at #3,034 nationally by total area, 47 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 40.6%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 39.5 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Ponce Municipio in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#3080Clarke County, Georgia119.3Compare
#3081Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico114.9This county
#3082Trousdale County, Tennessee114.3Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 18.001717, -66.606662. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 297,658,617 m²; AWATER: 203,743,380 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Ponce Municipio?

The land measurement converts to approximately 73,553 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 123,900 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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