Cataño, Puerto Rico
Cataño
Municipio Autónomo de Cataño | |
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Town and Municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "El Pueblo Que Se Negó a Morir", "La Antesala de la Capital", "El Pueblo Olvidado" "La Ciudad de un Nuevo Amanecer" | |
| Anthem: "Cataño" | |
Interactive map of Cataño | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′42″N 66°07′04″W / 18.44500°N 66.11778°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | late 17th century |
| Founded | July 1, 1927 |
| Named after | Hernando de Cataño |
| Barrios | 2 barrios |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Alicea Vasallo (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 2 – Bayamón |
| • Representative dist. | 9 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.04 sq mi (18.23 km2) |
| • Land | 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.21 sq mi (5.73 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,155 |
| • Rank | 54th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,850/km2) |
| Demonym | Catañese (neutral) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00962, 00963 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Cataño (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈtaɲo]) is a town and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. It is west of the capital San Juan, east of Toa Baja, north of Bayamón and Guaynabo, and south of San Juan Bay. Part of the San Juan metropolitan area, Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Cataño Pueblo. It is the smallest municipality of Puerto Rico by land area.