Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Toa Alta
Municipio Autónomo de Toa Alta | |
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Town and Municipality | |
| Nicknames: La Ciudad del Toa, Cuna de Poetas, Ciudad del Josco | |
| Anthem: "Cuna de historia y de grandes poetas" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Toa Alta Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′18″N 66°14′54″W / 18.38833°N 66.24833°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1751 |
| Founded | January 12, 1796 |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Clemente "Chito" Agosto (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 2 - Bayamón |
| • Representative dist. | 11 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.44 sq mi (71.08 km2) |
| • Land | 27.37 sq mi (70.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 66,852 |
| • Rank | 11th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (940/km2) |
| Demonym | Toalteños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00953, 00954 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Toa Alta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtoa ˈalta]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island, north of Naranjito; south of Dorado and Toa Baja; east of Vega Alta and Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Toa Alta is spread over eight barrios and Toa Alta Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo metropolitan statistical area. There are nine barrios in Toa Alta and altogether in 2020 had a population of 66,852. Río de la Plata, is a large river that runs through Toa Alta. Toa Alta celebrates its patron saint festival in May.