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Cataño, Puerto Rico

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.

Cataño
Municipio Autónomo de Cataño
Aerial view of Cataño
Nicknames: 
"El Pueblo Que Se Negó a Morir", "La Antesala de la Capital", "El Pueblo Olvidado" "La Ciudad de un Nuevo Amanecer"
Anthem: "Cataño"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Cataño Municipality
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
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
FoundedJuly 1, 1927
Barrios
Government
 • MayorJulio Alicea Vasallo (PNP)
 • Senatorial dist.2 - Bayamón
 • Representative dist.9
Area
 • Total7.04 sq mi (18.23 km2)
 • Land4.8 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Water2.21 sq mi (5.73 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total23,155
 • Rank54th in Puerto Rico
 • Density3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)
DemonymCatañeses
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes
00962, 00963
Area code787/939
Major routes

History

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 who arrived in Puerto Rico during its colonization[2] 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.

 
Houses in the slum area known as El Fanguito (fango means mud) in San Juan, Puerto Rico

In the middle of the 19th century, a ferry company was founded to facilitate the transportation of merchandise and passengers through the San Juan Bay. This spurred a growth in the population of Cataño, transforming it into one of the most prosperous barrios of Bayamón. Still, attempts to separate themselves from Bayamón in 1839 were unsuccessful. On June 26, 1893, Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat separated the barrios of Cataño, Palo Seco, and Palmas from Bayamón's parish and established an independent parish for the residents of these sectors. In 1927, Cataño was officially declared a municipality with the name Hato de Palmas de Cataño, which overtime was simply shortened to Cataño.

Politics played a crucial part in the foundation of the town, since Bayamón was controlled by an administration with opposing ideologies to those of the island's Legislature. The separation of Cataño from Bayamón was a strategy to weaken that opposition.[3]

With only five square miles of territory (12.5 km2), Cataño is the smallest municipality in Puerto Rico. It is less than half the size of Hormigueros, the next-smallest in area.

The people of Cataño were left in despair when Hurricane María struck on September 20, 2017 destroying their infrastructure and homes. With winds of 150 miles per hour the hurricane destroyed and flooded an estimated 650 homes and the roads became rivers (flooded).[4] An estimated 80% of homes in the Juana Matos area of Cataño were destroyed.[5]

Geography

Cataño consists mostly of flat plains that belong to the Northern region of Puerto Rico. Its northern shore falls on the San Juan Bay of the Atlantic Ocean.[6][7]

Bodies of water

Located in Cataño are a number of rivers, streams, named and unnamed creeks, and channels including:[8][9][10]

Barrios

 
Subdivisions of Cataño.
 
Homes in an urbanized part of town

Cataño is divided into only two barrios: Cataño barrio-pueblo, and Palmas.[11][12]

Sectors

Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions)[13] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.[14][15][16]

Special Communities

Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Cataño: Cucharillas, Juana Matos, Puente Blanco, and Puntilla.[17][18]

Culture

Festivals and events

Cataño celebrates its patron saint festival in July. The Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Sra. del Carmen is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.[19][6]

Tourism

There are 4 beaches in Cataño, including Isla de Cabra.[20]

One of the main tourist attractions in Cataño is the boardwalk or tablado that commands a view of the San Juan Bay, including views of Fort San Felipe del Morro on the opposing side. There are several monuments and sculptures along the boardwalk, including a monument to Taíno culture called "India Taína".

 
Entrance to tour of Bacardi in Cataño

The Bacardi Distillery also offers tours of its facilities to visitors who want to learn about the rum manufacturing industry in the island and the Caribbean.[21]

Christopher Columbus statue

The town gained notoriety in 1998, when Mayor Edwin Rivera Sierra traveled to Russia and acquired a huge statue of Christopher Columbus called "Birth of the New World". The statue was designed by artist Zurab Tsereteli and would measure 350 feet (110 m) when erected. Tsereteli had offered the statue to the United States as a gift in 1992 with the intention to use it for the celebrations of the 500th year of its voyage. However, it was rejected. The transportation of the statue from Russia to Cataño cost $2.4 million. After arriving on the island, the 2,700 bronze pieces of the statue were scattered in a terrain awaiting for funds for the project, but Rivera Sierra was unable to garner enough public support or funding for it. The statue was installed in Arecibo.[22]

Sports

Cataño has a number of professional sports teams[citation needed], and there are several important sports facilities located in the town, including the Perucho Cepeda Stadium, the Pedro Rodríguez Gaya Boxing Coliseum, and the Cosme Beitía Salamo Coliseum.

Economy

 
Bacardi factory, located in Cataño

Due to its location, Cataño has always played an important role as a port to the island.[citation needed] Fishing has also been a main source of economy for centuries[citation needed]. Bacardi, one of the largest rum manufacturers of the world, has a distillery in Cataño.

Other industries established in the town are refineries, commerce companies, transport and logistics, among others.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
19308,504
19409,71914.3%
195019,865104.4%
196025,20826.9%
197026,4595.0%
198026,243−0.8%
199034,58731.8%
200030,071−13.1%
201028,140−6.4%
202023,155−17.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[23]
1930[24]
1930-1950[25] 1960-2000[26] 2010[27] 2020[28]

Despite its small size, Cataño has a large population when compared to municipalities of similar areas. This is perhaps due to its location near the capital of San Juan. The population, according to the 2000 census, was 30,071 with a population density of 6,014.2 people per square mile (2,313.1/km2). Although the current population is almost the double of what it was in the 1950 census, the current census reflects a small decrease of inhabitants.

As a whole, Puerto Rico is populated mainly by people from a Mulatto (Of African and European descent) and European descent, with small groups of African and Asian people. Statistics taken from the 2000 census shows that 66.9% of Catañenses have Spanish or White ancestry, 8.6% are black, 0.8% are Amerindian etc.

Race - Cataño, Puerto Rico - 2000 Census[30]
Race Population % of Total
White 20,427 67.9%
Black/African American 2,279 7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 226 0.8%
Asian 58 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 7 0.0%
Some other race 1,839 6.1%
Two or more races 5,235 17.4%

Government

After its initial establishment, Cataño belonged to the Bayamón region. From 1839 to 1845, there were some attempts to separate the barrio from Bayamón, but these were unsuccessful. However, on late 19th century, Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat managed to separate Cataño establishing their own parish. Cataño was finally declared a municipality on April 25, 1927 being its first mayor Alberto Dávila.

In 1987, Edwin Rivera Sierra was elected as Mayor of Cataño. He remained in the position for 16 years, quitting in 2003. He was replaced by Wilson Soto, who was then officially elected at the 2004 elections in Puerto Rico. After losing a reelection bid in 2008 against José Rosario, Soto was indicted on nine charges.[31]

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district II, which is represented by two senators. Migdalia Padilla and Carmelo Ríos Santiago have served as district senators since 2005.[32]

Symbols

The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms.[33]

Flag

The flag consists of nine horizontal stripes: four blue stripes and five white stripes (substituting for the silver color on the coat of arms). A white and green band traverses diagonally the drape in all its extension, from the upper hoist to the lower fly.[34]

The green color represents the palm trees that are also present in the coat of arms. The flag was officially adopted during José Alvarez Brunet tenure as mayor on September 5, 1974.[34]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Cataño consists of nine horizontal stripes of same the width: four blue and five silver. The colors of the coat and the flag represent the coat of arms of the family of Don Hernando de Cataño, an Hidalgo to whom the town owes its name. The color silver represents nobility and the color blue was used by hidalgos on their armories. It symbolizes royalty and serenity.[34]

On top of the coat of arms, there's a crown with three towers distinct of others coat of arms. The coat itself is surrounded by two green palm trees, an allusion to one of the original names of the town: Hato de las Palmas de Cataño.[34]

Name

Aside of its name, derived from its original owner, Cataño has several nicknames. The city is known as "La Antesala de la Capital" (the Foyer of the Capital) because of its location across the bay from the capital-city of San Juan. In the 1960s, the residents of Cataño jokingly called it "Fanguito Town" because of its many muddy streets and shacks built on stilts over tidal flats.[35][36][37][38]

Education

Cataño has several public and private schools managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Education.

Transportation

 
Puente Blanco Bridge, Barrio Palmas neighborhood, Cataño, Cataño Municipio, PR

Puerto Rico Highway 22 provides access to Cataño from San Juan or from other adjacent towns. Like most other towns in the island, it has a public transportation system consisting of public cars. Taxis are also available around the town.

Cataño also has a ferry service known as La Lancha de Cataño, or the Ferry of Cataño. The ferry service, which has been working since 1853, operates a five-minute harbor route between Cataño and Old San Juan, and vice versa daily. There is a large ferry terminal at Cataño, and tourists can enjoy the view of the Castillo del Morro and the large cruise ships docked at the old San Juan terminal during this journey.[39]

There are 16 bridges in Cataño.[8]

Gallery

See also

References

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External links

  • Cataño and its barrios, United States Census Bureau
  • Cataño Municipality on Facebook(in Spanish)

Further reading

  • Mapa de municipios y barrios - Cataño - Memoria Núm. 2 (PDF). University of Puerto Rico: Junta de Planificacion, Urbanizacion, y Zonificacion de Puerto Rico. 1946.

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This article is about the city of Catano Puerto Rico For the 2009 oil refinery fire see 2009 Catano oil refinery fire Catano 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 Bayamon and Guaynabo east of Toa Baja and west of Guaynabo and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area Catano is spread over 7 barrios and Catano Pueblo the downtown area and the administrative center of the city It is part of the San Juan Caguas Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area Catano Municipio Autonomo de CatanoTown and MunicipalityAerial view of CatanoFlagCoat of armsNicknames El Pueblo Que Se Nego a Morir La Antesala de la Capital El Pueblo Olvidado La Ciudad de un Nuevo Amanecer Anthem Catano Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Catano MunicipalityCoordinates 18 26 42 N 66 07 04 W 18 44500 N 66 11778 W 18 44500 66 11778 Coordinates 18 26 42 N 66 07 04 W 18 44500 N 66 11778 W 18 44500 66 11778Commonwealth Puerto RicoFoundedJuly 1 1927Barrios2 barrios Catano barrio puebloPalmasGovernment MayorJulio Alicea Vasallo PNP Senatorial dist 2 Bayamon Representative dist 9Area Total7 04 sq mi 18 23 km2 Land4 8 sq mi 12 5 km2 Water2 21 sq mi 5 73 km2 Population 2020 1 Total23 155 Rank54th in Puerto Rico Density3 300 sq mi 1 300 km2 DemonymCatanesesTime zoneUTC 4 AST ZIP Codes00962 00963Area code787 939Major routes Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Bodies of water 2 2 Barrios 2 3 Sectors 2 4 Special Communities 3 Culture 3 1 Festivals and events 3 2 Tourism 3 2 1 Christopher Columbus statue 3 3 Sports 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Government 7 Symbols 7 1 Flag 7 2 Coat of arms 7 3 Name 8 Education 9 Transportation 10 Gallery 11 See also 12 References 13 External links 14 Further readingHistory EditHernando de Catano 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 who arrived in Puerto Rico during its colonization 2 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 Catano was declared as a barrio of Bayamon 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 Bayamon Houses in the slum area known as El Fanguito fango means mud in San Juan Puerto Rico In the middle of the 19th century a ferry company was founded to facilitate the transportation of merchandise and passengers through the San Juan Bay This spurred a growth in the population of Catano transforming it into one of the most prosperous barrios of Bayamon Still attempts to separate themselves from Bayamon in 1839 were unsuccessful On June 26 1893 Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat separated the barrios of Catano Palo Seco and Palmas from Bayamon s parish and established an independent parish for the residents of these sectors In 1927 Catano was officially declared a municipality with the name Hato de Palmas de Catano which overtime was simply shortened to Catano Politics played a crucial part in the foundation of the town since Bayamon was controlled by an administration with opposing ideologies to those of the island s Legislature The separation of Catano from Bayamon was a strategy to weaken that opposition 3 With only five square miles of territory 12 5 km2 Catano is the smallest municipality in Puerto Rico It is less than half the size of Hormigueros the next smallest in area The people of Catano were left in despair when Hurricane Maria struck on September 20 2017 destroying their infrastructure and homes With winds of 150 miles per hour the hurricane destroyed and flooded an estimated 650 homes and the roads became rivers flooded 4 An estimated 80 of homes in the Juana Matos area of Catano were destroyed 5 Geography EditCatano consists mostly of flat plains that belong to the Northern region of Puerto Rico Its northern shore falls on the San Juan Bay of the Atlantic Ocean 6 7 Bodies of water Edit Located in Catano are a number of rivers streams named and unnamed creeks and channels including 8 9 10 Cano La Malaria Malaria Channel Rio de Bayamon Rio HondoBarrios Edit Subdivisions of Catano Homes in an urbanized part of town Catano is divided into only two barrios Catano barrio pueblo and Palmas 11 12 Sectors Edit Further information List of barrios and sectors of Catano Puerto Rico Barrios which are like minor civil divisions 13 in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas units called sectores sectors in English The types of sectores may vary from normally sector to urbanizacion to reparto to barriada to residencial among others 14 15 16 Special Communities Edit See also Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico Special Communities of Puerto Rico are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014 the following barrios communities sectors or neighborhoods were in Catano Cucharillas Juana Matos Puente Blanco and Puntilla 17 18 Culture EditFestivals and events Edit Catano celebrates its patron saint festival in July The Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Sra del Carmen is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades games artisans amusement rides regional food and live entertainment 19 6 Tourism Edit There are 4 beaches in Catano including Isla de Cabra 20 One of the main tourist attractions in Catano is the boardwalk or tablado that commands a view of the San Juan Bay including views of Fort San Felipe del Morro on the opposing side There are several monuments and sculptures along the boardwalk including a monument to Taino culture called India Taina Entrance to tour of Bacardi in Catano The Bacardi Distillery also offers tours of its facilities to visitors who want to learn about the rum manufacturing industry in the island and the Caribbean 21 Christopher Columbus statue Edit The town gained notoriety in 1998 when Mayor Edwin Rivera Sierra traveled to Russia and acquired a huge statue of Christopher Columbus called Birth of the New World The statue Columbus by Tsereteli was designed by artist Zurab Tsereteli and would measure 350 feet 110 m when erected Tsereteli had offered the statue to the United States as a gift in 1992 with the intention to use it for the celebrations of the 500th year of its voyage However it was rejected The transportation of the statue from Russia to Catano cost 2 4 million After arriving on the island the 2 700 bronze pieces of the statue were scattered in a terrain awaiting for funds for the project but Rivera Sierra was unable to garner enough public support or funding for it The statue was installed in Arecibo 22 Sports Edit Catano has a number of professional sports teams citation needed and there are several important sports facilities located in the town including the Perucho Cepeda Stadium the Pedro Rodriguez Gaya Boxing Coliseum and the Cosme Beitia Salamo Coliseum Economy Edit Bacardi factory located in Catano Due to its location Catano has always played an important role as a port to the island citation needed Fishing has also been a main source of economy for centuries citation needed Bacardi one of the largest rum manufacturers of the world has a distillery in Catano Other industries established in the town are refineries commerce companies transport and logistics among others Demographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 19308 504 19409 71914 3 195019 865104 4 196025 20826 9 197026 4595 0 198026 243 0 8 199034 58731 8 200030 071 13 1 201028 140 6 4 202023 155 17 7 U S Decennial Census 23 1930 24 1930 1950 25 1960 2000 26 2010 27 2020 28 Despite its small size Catano has a large population when compared to municipalities of similar areas This is perhaps due to its location near the capital of San Juan The population according to the 2000 census was 30 071 with a population density of 6 014 2 people per square mile 2 313 1 km2 Although the current population is almost the double of what it was in the 1950 census the current census reflects a small decrease of inhabitants As a whole Puerto Rico is populated mainly by people from a Mulatto Of African and European descent and European descent with small groups of African and Asian people Statistics taken from the 2000 census shows that 66 9 of Catanenses have Spanish or White ancestry 8 6 are black 0 8 are Amerindian etc Race Catano Puerto Rico 2000 Census 30 Race Population of TotalWhite 20 427 67 9 Black African American 2 279 7 6 American Indian and Alaska Native 226 0 8 Asian 58 0 2 Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander 7 0 0 Some other race 1 839 6 1 Two or more races 5 235 17 4 Government EditMain article Mayoralty in Puerto Rico After its initial establishment Catano belonged to the Bayamon region From 1839 to 1845 there were some attempts to separate the barrio from Bayamon but these were unsuccessful However on late 19th century Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat managed to separate Catano establishing their own parish Catano was finally declared a municipality on April 25 1927 being its first mayor Alberto Davila In 1987 Edwin Rivera Sierra was elected as Mayor of Catano He remained in the position for 16 years quitting in 2003 He was replaced by Wilson Soto who was then officially elected at the 2004 elections in Puerto Rico After losing a reelection bid in 2008 against Jose Rosario Soto was indicted on nine charges 31 The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district II which is represented by two senators Migdalia Padilla and Carmelo Rios Santiago have served as district senators since 2005 32 Symbols EditThe municipio has an official flag and coat of arms 33 Flag Edit The flag consists of nine horizontal stripes four blue stripes and five white stripes substituting for the silver color on the coat of arms A white and green band traverses diagonally the drape in all its extension from the upper hoist to the lower fly 34 The green color represents the palm trees that are also present in the coat of arms The flag was officially adopted during Jose Alvarez Brunet tenure as mayor on September 5 1974 34 Coat of arms Edit The coat of arms of Catano consists of nine horizontal stripes of same the width four blue and five silver The colors of the coat and the flag represent the coat of arms of the family of Don Hernando de Catano an Hidalgo to whom the town owes its name The color silver represents nobility and the color blue was used by hidalgos on their armories It symbolizes royalty and serenity 34 On top of the coat of arms there s a crown with three towers distinct of others coat of arms The coat itself is surrounded by two green palm trees an allusion to one of the original names of the town Hato de las Palmas de Catano 34 Name Edit Aside of its name derived from its original owner Catano has several nicknames The city is known as La Antesala de la Capital the Foyer of the Capital because of its location across the bay from the capital city of San Juan In the 1960s the residents of Catano jokingly called it Fanguito Town because of its many muddy streets and shacks built on stilts over tidal flats 35 36 37 38 Education EditCatano has several public and private schools managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Education Transportation Edit Puente Blanco Bridge Barrio Palmas neighborhood Catano Catano Municipio PR Puerto Rico Highway 22 provides access to Catano from San Juan or from other adjacent towns Like most other towns in the island it has a public transportation system consisting of public cars Taxis are also available around the town Catano also has a ferry service known as La Lancha de Catano or the Ferry of Catano The ferry service which has been working since 1853 operates a five minute harbor route between Catano and Old San Juan and vice versa daily There is a large ferry terminal at Catano and tourists can enjoy the view of the Castillo del Morro and the large cruise ships docked at the old San Juan terminal during this journey 39 There are 16 bridges in Catano 8 Gallery Edit View of the San Juan Bay from the Catano shore Statue of Taino GirlSee also Edit Puerto Rico portal Geography portalList of Puerto Ricans History of Puerto RicoReferences Edit Bureau US Census PUERTO RICO 2020 Census The United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 25 2021 Municipio de Catano Puerto Rico el Pueblo que se nego a morir Lancheros de Catano Antesalistas de San Juan Archived from the original on April 1 2009 Retrieved March 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New Century Publishers Archived from the original on March 17 2016 Retrieved August 20 2017 Caro Leysa May 8 2016 Larga historia en la lancha de Catano El Nuevo Dia Archived from the original on May 9 2016 Retrieved May 8 2016 External links EditCatano and its barrios United States Census Bureau Catano Municipality on Facebook in Spanish Further reading EditMapa de municipios y barrios Catano Memoria Num 2 PDF University of Puerto Rico Junta de Planificacion Urbanizacion y Zonificacion de Puerto Rico 1946 Catano Puerto Rico at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons Travel guides from Wikivoyage Data from Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catano Puerto Rico amp oldid 1130876868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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