Cataño (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈtaɲo]) is a town and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico.

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.

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.

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.

[3] With only 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi) of territory, Cataño is the smallest municipality in Puerto Rico.

The people of Cataño were left in despair when Hurricane María struck on September 20, 2017, destroying their infrastructure and homes.

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.

del Carmen is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.

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] 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".

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.

[22] 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.

Despite its small size, Cataño has a large population when compared to municipalities of similar areas.

However, on late 19th century, Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat managed to separate Cataño establishing their own parish.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district II, which is represented by two senators.

A white and green band traverses diagonally the drape in all its extension, from the upper hoist to the lower fly.

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.

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.