Maguayo

Maguayo was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Maguayo barrio was 764. {{US Census population| align= center In 2017, after Hurricane Maria destroyed infrastructure and disrupted electrical and water services, residents of Maguayo were getting water from a well that is on the List of Superfund sites (a site containing toxic substances) until officials from the Environmental Protection Agency secured the location. ==Sectors==

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others. The following sectors are in Maguayo barrio: , and . In Maguayo barrio is part of the . ==Notable residents==

Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez spent his formative years in Maguayo. In 2019, when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame he thanked "his people", the people of Maguayo and the mayor of Dorado said that a celebration would be held to receive him. ==Gallery==

Carretera PR-659, Dorado, Puerto Rico (2).jpg|Puerto Rico Highway 659 in Maguayo Carretera PR-694, Dorado, Puerto Rico (3).jpg|Puerto Rico Highway 694 between Maguayo and Higuillar Carretera PR-6659, Dorado, Puerto Rico.jpg|Puerto Rico Highway 6659 in Maguayo ==See also==