Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios.
[7] At 142 persons per square mile, Maragüez is also the fourth least densely populated barrio in the municipality.
[8] The main road serving barrio Maragüez is PR-139.
Another notable land feature is the Cerro Santo Domingo which stands at 2,004 feet.
[18] Cerrillos Lake is located in Barrio Maragüez.