Hato Rey Central is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

[3] Hato Rey Central was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with San Juan in 1951.

It is bounded by Hato Rey Norte to the west, by barrio Universidad to the south, by Oriente to the east, and by Santurce to the north.

The Caño Martín Peña separates Hato Rey Central from Santurce.

[3] The barrio of Hato Rey Central is further divided into 4 subbarrios,[9] from north to south:[10] Although none of the Tren Urbano stations are technically located in Hato Rey Central, the Piñero, Domenech, Roosevelt and Hato Rey metro stations are located very close (in some cases even steps away) to the barrio.