Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Sabanetas is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios.

[4] Sabanetas is located in the southern section of the municipality, east of the traditional city center at Plaza Las Delicias.

The toponymy, or origin of the name, is one that describes an open valley covered by grasslands and few, if any, trees.

The population density in Sabanetas was 2,352 persons per square mile.

The highest point in Barrio Sabanetas is Cerro Los Negrones which stands at 397 feet.