 utuado () is a municipality of puerto rico located in the central-western mountainous region of the island known as la cordillera central. it is located north of adjuntas and ponce; south of hatillo and arecibo; east of lares; and west of ciales and jayuya. in land area it is the third-largest municipality in puerto rico (after arecibo and ponce). according to the 2000 us census, the city has a population of 35,336 spread over 24 wards and utuado pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). the name utuado derives from the taÃ­no word otoao
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