aguada

Aguada is a toponym derived from the Spanish and Portuguese term for a watering place or water source. The name is used in various Latin American and Iberian-influenced regions to refer to settlements, districts, or geographic features associated with water.

Aguada, Puerto Rico, is a municipality located on the western coast of the island of Puerto Rico. As an administrative unit, it includes a town center of the same name, and its coastal area is known for beaches and local communities within the municipio.

Fort Aguada is a well-preserved 17th-century Portuguese fort in Goa, India, built around 1612 to defend the Mandovi River estuary and to protect supply routes for ships passing along the coast. The fort complex includes a historic lighthouse, completed in 1864, and is now a major tourist site that reflects the colonial fortifying architecture of the region.

The name Aguada also appears in other toponyms across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions, frequently in compound forms such as La Aguada. In these cases, the term typically signals a historic or geographic association with water sources or supply points. The varying uses of Aguada reflect its linguistic roots and its common role in naming places tied to water.