Utuado, Puerto Rico

Utuado
Municipio de Utuado
Otoao
Large green mountain dotted with homes
View of Utuado Pueblo from Sabana Grande barrio
Flag of Utuado
Coat of arms of Utuado
Nicknames: 
Ciudad del Viví, Los Montañeses, Cuna de Campeones
Anthem: "Valle Bendito el de Mi Otoao"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Utuado Municipality
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Utuado Municipality
Coordinates: 18°15′56″N 66°42′02″W / 18.26556°N 66.70056°W / 18.26556; -66.70056
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Settled16th-century
FoundedOctober 12, 1739
Founded bySebastian Murphy
Barrios
Government
 • MayorJorge Pérez Heredia (NPP)
 • Senatorial dist.5 – Ponce
Area
 • Total114.99 sq mi (297.83 km2)
 • Land113.45 sq mi (293.83 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total28,287
 • Rank44th in Puerto Rico
 • Density250/sq mi (95/km2)
DemonymUtuadeños
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes
00641, 00611
Area code787/939
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.

  1. ^ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.