Dorado, Puerto Rico

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Dorado (Spanish pronunciation: [doˈɾaðo]) is a town and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles (24 km) west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado is subdivided into five barrios and Dorado Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area. During the early 18th century, there were already mentions of a "Sitio de Dorado" in some San Juan registers. Since the beginning of the Spanish colonial period and until 1831, Dorado existed as a barrio (a type of sub-municipal ward) of the municipality of Toa Baja. Over several years, the ward grew and established its own town center called the "new town" (pueblo nuevo) to differentiate itself from Toa Baja, which became known as the "old town" (pueblo viejo). Over several years, the barrios that currently make up Dorado grew and...

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