The communities of La Cuchilla, La Yuca, El Paraiso, Glenview Gardens, Quintas de Monserrate, Villa Machuelo, and Santa Teresita are found here.
The communities of Jardines de Ponce and Las Monjitas are also located within the limits of barrio Machuelo Arriba.

Machuelo Arriba has 6.54 square miles (17 km²) of land area and 0.11 square miles (280,000 m²) of water area.
 In 2010, the population of Machuelo Arriba was 12,412.
The population density in Machuelo Arriba was 1,897.9 persons per square mile.

The main roads in barrio Machuelo Arriba are PR-10 on its southern part, and PR-505 and PR-139 which serve the rest of the barrio.

The highest point in Barrio Machuelo Arriba is Pico Pinto  which stands at 2,037 feet.
The communities of La Cuchilla, La Yuca, El Paraiso, Glenview Gardens, Quintas de Monserrate, Villa Machuelo, and Santa Teresita are found here. The communities of Jardines de Ponce and Las Monjitas are also located within the limits of barrio Machuelo Arriba.
Machuelo Arriba has 6.54 square miles (17 km²) of land area and 0.11 square miles (280,000 m²) of water area.  In 2010, the population of Machuelo Arriba was 12,412. The population density in Machuelo Arriba was 1,897.9 persons per square mile.
The main roads in barrio Machuelo Arriba are PR-10 on its southern part, and PR-505 and PR-139 which serve the rest of the barrio.
The highest point in Barrio Machuelo Arriba is Pico Pinto  which stands at 2,037 feet.
Machuelo Arriba