Utuado, Puerto Rico

Utuado Municipio de Utuado Otoao
Town and Municipality
View of Utuado Pueblo from Sabana Grande barrio
Flag Coat of arms
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 / 18.26556; -66.70056
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	October 12, 1739
Barrios	24 barrios Ángeles Arenas Caguana Caníaco Caonillas Abajo Caonillas Arriba Consejo Don Alonso Guaonico Las Palmas Limón Mameyes Abajo Paso Palma Río Abajo Roncador Sabana Grande Salto Abajo Salto Arriba Santa Isabel Santa Rosa Tetuán Utuado barrio-pueblo Viví Abajo Viví Arriba
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)[1]
• 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
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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.