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Cataño

Cataño, Puerto Rico
Municipality
Flag of Cataño, Puerto Rico
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Coat of arms of Cataño, Puerto Rico
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Nickname(s): "El Pueblo Que Se Negó a Morir", "La Antesala de la Capital", "El Pueblo Olvidado" "La Ciudad de un Nuevo Amanecer"
Anthem: "Cataño"
Location of Cataño in Puerto Rico
Location of Cataño in Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°26′42″N 66°07′04″W / 18.44500°N 66.11778°W / 18.44500; -66.11778Coordinates: 18°26′42″N 66°07′04″W / 18.44500°N 66.11778°W / 18.44500; -66.11778
Country United States
Territory Puerto Rico
Founded July 1, 1927
Government
 • Mayor José Rosario (PPD)
 • 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 (2010)
 • Total 28,140
 • Density 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Demonym(s) Catañeses
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Zip code 00962, 00963

Cataño (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈtaɲo]) is a municipality located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering 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 wards 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.

Hernando de Cataño was chosen to offer his medical services in Puerto Rico during Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo's tenure as Governor of Puerto Rico (1564–1568). He was one of the first physicians that arrived at Puerto Rico during its colonization and, upon accepting his position, received as payment a piece of land across the San Juan islet. From that time, the region started to be recognized by the name of its original owner. As people started establishing in the area, Cataño was declared as a barrio of Bayamón. However, there wasn't much success in the town's development during these years due to its swamp-like terrain. Still, around 1690, a hermitage was established to allow residents to receive religious services without having to travel to Bayamón.


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