Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Hatillo
Municipio de Hatillo | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Sunset over La Marina in Hatillo | |
| Nicknames: "El Pueblo sin Sopa", "Capital De La Industria Lechera"' "Hatillo Del Corazón De Riego", "Tierra de Campos Verdes", "Los Ganaderos" | |
| Anthem: "De un mar azul en el Atlántico" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Hatillo Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°29′11″N 66°49′32″W / 18.48639°N 66.82556°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | June 30, 1823 |
| Founded by | Agustín Ruiz Miranda |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos E. Román Román (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 - Arecibo |
| • Representative dist. | 15 |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.73 sq mi (152.10 km2) |
| • Land | 41.78 sq mi (108.22 km2) |
| • Water | 16.94 sq mi (43.88 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,481 |
| • Rank | 25th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 660/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Demonym | Hatillanos |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00659 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Hatillo (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtiʎo]) is a town and municipality located in Puerto Rico's north coast, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Lares and Utuado to the south, Camuy to the west, and Arecibo to the east. According to the 2000 US Census Hatillo is spread over nine barrios and Hatillo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.