Cataño, Puerto Rico
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This article is about the city of Cataño, Puerto Rico. For the 2009 oil refinery fire, see 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire.
Cataño (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈtaɲo]) is a town and municipality located on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, bordering the San Juan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan; north of Bayamón and Guaynabo; east of Toa Baja and west of Guaynabo and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and Cataño Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Cataño
Municipio Autónomo de Cataño | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Nicknames: "El Pueblo Que Se Negó a Morir", "La Antesala de la Capital", "El Pueblo Olvidado" "La Ciudad de un Nuevo Amanecer" | |
Anthem: "Cataño" | |
Coordinates: 18°26′42″N 66°07′04″W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | July 1, 1927 |
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)[1] | |
• Total | 23,155 |
• Rank | 54th in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
Demonym | Catañeses |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Codes | 00962, 00963 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
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