Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Ponce Metropolitan Statistical Area.Juana Diaz is known as "La Ciudad del Mabí" (Mabí City) - Mabí (see Mauby) is a fermented Taíno beverage made out from the bark of the mabi tree Colubrina elliptica (L'Her.) Brongn.HistoryJuana Díaz was founded in 1798 by José Izquierdo III. The civil government of this territory was established on April 25, 1798.CityscapeBarriosPopulation by barrio or ward as of 2000 :Total 76,789 Note to people unfamiliar with Puerto Rico's political subdivisions: "Juana Díaz" refers here to what is officially called Municipality of Juana Díaz. All wards listed here are what constitute the municipality itself. "Juana Díaz pueblo" is the downtown area and the administrative center of the municipality - although all inhabitants within the municipality are "juanadinos" .