Dorado
Dorado is a town and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School and Escuela Industrial para Mujeres Vega Alta.
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
School
Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School, also known as Escuela Jacinto Lopez Martinez, in Dorado, Puerto Rico, is a school built in 1923-25 which was designed by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro.
Escuela Industrial para Mujeres Vega Alta
Prison
The Escuela Industrial para Mujeres is a women's prison in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. The facility has an official capacity of 471 inmates, and opened in 1954. Escuela Industrial para Mujeres Vega Alta is situated 4½ km southwest of Dorado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toa Baja and Vega Alta.
Toa Baja
Toa Baja is a municipality and town of 75,000 residents in the Toa Valley region of San Juan's metropolitan area in Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast.
Vega Alta
Vega Baja is a city and municipality of 35,000 residents located along the Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico famous for its beaches, seafood and karstic topography.
Dorado
- Also known as: “Dorado Municipio”
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.4397° or 18° 26′ 23″ northLongitude
-66.283° or 66° 16′ 59″ westPopulation
35,900Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Abbreviation
“DOR”Open location code
77CMCPQ8+VRGeoNames ID
4564134
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In Other Languages
“Dorado” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Dorado”
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