Utuado, Puerto Rico
Utuado
Municipio de Utuado Otoao | |
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Town and Municipality | |
View of Utuado Pueblo from Sabana Grande barrio | |
| Nicknames: Ciudad del Viví, Los Montañeses, Cuna de Campeones | |
| Anthem: "Valle Bendito el de Mi Otoao" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Utuado Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′56″N 66°42′02″W / 18.26556°N 66.70056°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 16th-century |
| Founded | October 12, 1739 |
| Founded by | Sebastian Murphy |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Pérez Heredia (NPP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 – Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 114.99 sq mi (297.83 km2) |
| • Land | 113.45 sq mi (293.83 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,287 |
| • Rank | 44th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (95/km2) |
| Demonym | Utuadeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00641, 00611 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Utuado (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈtwaðo]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the Cordillera Central. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya. It is the third-largest municipality in land area in Puerto Rico (after Arecibo and Ponce). According to the 2020 US Census, the municipality has a population of 28,287 spread over 24 barrios and Utuado pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Utuado is the main municipality of the Utuado micropolitan statistical area and is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.