Juana Díaz is located on the southern coast. Several rivers run through the Juana Díaz territory, among them,
Río Inabón and the
Río Jacaguas, from which Juana Díaz takes it's nickname, "Ciudad del Jacaguas". The Guayabal dam between Juana Díaz and Villalba is located in this river. Among its main tributaries are
Río Toa Vaca in Villalba, also dammed. Both
Guayabal and
Toa Vaca lakes are visible in the map. Lake Toa Vaca is also the main source of drinking water for Juana Díaz, Ponce and other towns. The highest point in the municipality is located close to the top of
Cerro Maravilla.
Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz is subdivided into
barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . •
Amuelas •
Callabo •
Capitanejo •
Cintrona •
Collores •
Emajagual •
Guayabal •
Jacaguas •
Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo •
Lomas •
Río Cañas Abajo •
Río Cañas Arriba •
Sabana Llana •
Tijeras Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to
minor civil divisions) are further subdivided into smaller areas called (
sectors in English). The types of
sectores may vary, from normally
sector to
urbanización to
reparto to
barriada to
residencial, among others.
Special communities (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of
social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Juana Díaz: Arús (Pastillito), Callejón de los Perros (Los Buenos), Sector San Carlos in Collores, Sector Baldío in Cuevas, La Atómica, Las Palmas and Manzanilla. ==Demographics==