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Toa Alta is located west of the capital city of San Juan and was founded in 1751, making it one of the oldest towns on the main island of Puerto Rico. The construction of the San Fernando Rey Church in the main town square began in 1752. It is popularly said that the name Toa Alta comes from the Taíno word for mother or fertility, Thoa.
Clemente "Chito" Agosto (born in () November 6, 1974) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Toa Alta. Agosto is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2013. [1] Agosto has an associate degree in Business Administration from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. [2]
Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census. [2] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan , with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792.
Luis "Jumbo" Collazo Rivera is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Toa Alta. Collazo is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and served as mayor from 2005 to 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
ZIP Code: 00783. Area code: ... southwest of Toa Alta; ... All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years.
ZIP Codes: 00956, 00957, 00959, 00961, 00960, 00958 ... Toa Alta and Naranjito ... A pioneer in the development of soccer in Puerto Rico, mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Jr ...
Toa Alta barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Toa Alta, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 397. [1] [4] [5] [6]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Son of former mayor Cruz Alegría, José S. Alegría was born in Dorado on July 17, 1886, and went on to direct Puerto Rico Illustrado magazine and write several books. [143] He was also a painter, being instructed by Francisco Oller. [144] His son, Ricardo Alegría, later became one of the most influential cultural figures in Puerto Rico. [144]