Tiburones Puerto Rico Map

About Tiburones, Puerto Rico

Tiburones is a locality in Ponce County, Puerto Rico, United States. Tiburones is located at 17.9839°N, 66.5410°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00617.

Tiburones occupies a low-lying coastal plain where the heat of the afternoon sun radiates off the hard-packed earth, creating a shimmering haze that blurs the horizon. It lies 5.2 miles east-southeast of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 111°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Santa Isabel. A mile away, the salt-heavy air drifts inland from the coast, carrying the rhythmic percussion of the tides that pull against the shoreline. To the north, the distant Cuchilla de Monte Llano rises as a jagged, indigo silhouette against the sky, while the nearby Parque Comunidad Arúz offers a small, green reprieve of shade amidst the open fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the grass and scrub, the landscape feels vast and exposed, anchored by the presence of the Isla del Frio, which sits like a silent sentinel just offshore, its rocky spine rising from the water to meet the endless expanse of the sky.

History in Tiburones is written in the slow, persistent labor of families who have worked this soil for generations, balancing the demands of the tropical climate with the needs of a modest local economy. The land here does not yield easily, yet it sustains a quiet rhythm of life that remains tethered to the natural cycles of the seasons. Farther inland, the waters of the Río Bayagán wind through the terrain, cutting a path toward the distant Caleta de Cabullones, while the deeper, cooler basins of the region suggest a hidden vitality beneath the surface. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, where the residents recognize the value of the land’s resilience and the enduring connection to the environment that defines the character of Tiburones.

About This Tiburones Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tiburones, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.983855, -66.541005. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Tiburones includes the ZIP code (00617), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Ponce County, and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.