| Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Nickname: Ciudad de los Valles del Toa", "Ciudad Bajo Aguas", "Los Llaneros | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | 1745 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Hon. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about US insular areas For US States that designate themselves as "Commonwealths" see Commonwealth (United States. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Aníbal Vega Borges (PNP) | ||
| - Senatorial dist. | 2 - Bayamón | ||
| - Representative dist. | 10 | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 41. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (108. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²) | ||
| - Land | 23. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 2 sq mi (59. 99 km²) | ||
| - Water | 18. 5 sq mi (48. 01 km²) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 94,085 | ||
| - Density | 4,062. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,568. 4/km²) | ||
| - Gentilic | Toabajeños | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Anthem – "Espléndido Toa Baja, jardín de mis amores" | |||
| Website: http://www.toabaja.gobierno.pr | |||
Toa Baja (TO-ah BAH-hah) is a municipality of the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Toa Alta (TO-ah AHL-tah is a Municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island north of Naranjito; south of Dorado and Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Dorado (do-RAH-do is a small tourist town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island Cataño is a municipality ( Municipio) located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by Toa Baja is spread over 5 wards and Toa Baja Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Toa Baja considered to be a part of the Metropolitan Area. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central It shares its metropolitan area status with San Juan, Bayamón,Guaynabo, Cataño, Carolina and Trujillo Alto. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Guaynabo (pronounced as ˌɡwaiˈnabo also known as Guaynabo City or GC is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located Cataño is a municipality ( Municipio) located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by Carolina (kah-ro-LEE-nah is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto (troo-HEE-yo AHL-to is a Municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the Karst zone north of Caguas
Toa Baja is located fifteen minutes by car from San Juan and one hour from Ponce. Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region
People from Toa Baja are known as Toabajeños.
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History
Called La Ciudad Bajo Aguas, Toa Baja was founded in 1745. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Flag
According to a publication of the Municipality of Toa Baja, the official flag of this Municipality consist of two (2) vertical bands: the left side is green and the right side is yellow. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The green band have two (2) keys one in yellow and the other in white color. The green band represent the mountains and the yellow band represent the "Valley of Toa", also symbolize the rays of the sun. The keys simbolises the Saint or "Patron" of the City: San Pedro el Apostol).
Coat of Arms
The waving stripe represents the Toa River, one of the first mentioned in the history of Puerto Rico, and in whose shores Juan Ponce de Leon tried to settle the first population of Puerto Rico.
The keys, crossed in vane, symbolize Saint Peter, patron saint of the town. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members In similar form they appear in the altar of the Parochial Church San Pedro Apostle, of Toa Baja. The F and the J, represent Don Fernando II of Aragón and V of Castile, and his daughter, Doña Juana, sovereign of Castile and Leon.
The handfuls of yucca refer to one of the main crop of this area, and constitute a symbol of the Indians who cultivated it, and whose main food was cassava or bread of yucca. The sugar cane stems refer to the cultivation and industry, that represented the main source of wealth of Toa Baja; the wealth is represented by gold of the field of the shield.
Demographics
Barrios (Districts/Wards)[1]
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Geo/Topography
- Northern Coastal Plains and in the karst zone.
- Rivers; Cocal, Hondo and Plata.
Anthem
By Luis M. Santiago
Espléndido Toa Baja, jardín de mis amores,
tú luces por doquiera, tu hermosura sin par.
Son bellas y fragantes tus matizadas flores,
que vierten en el aire su esencia virginal.
Un sol esplendoroso alumbra tu llanura,
risueña, portentosa por su fecundidad;
pues luce eternamente su manto de verdura,
primicias venturosas del clima tropical.
Hermosa tus noches, perenne primavera,
y de tu luna hermosa el pálido rielar,
el Plata caudaloso, que besa tu ribera,
parece una serpiente de plata o de cristal.
Si en los dorados días de mi niñez dichosa,
para colgar mi cuna, me brindaste un hogar,
yo quiero que me guardes, para cavar mi fosa,
un sitio en tus llanuras, bajo el sol tropical
que van siempre unidos.
Economic
Agriculture
- Fruits, Sugarcane
- Dairy Cattle
Business
Industrial
Manufacturing (metal, plastic, concrete, textile, electrical and electronic machinery and rum).
Tourism
Landmarks and places of interest
- Cañuelo Fortress
- Central Constancia (sugar mill)
- Goats Island
- Hermana Island
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen Catholic Church
- Palo Seco Thermoelectrial Power Station
- Punta Salinas Beach
- San Pedro Apostle Catholic Church
- Santa Elena Hacienda
Festivals and events
- Craft Festival - March
- Patron Celebrations - June
- Beach Festival - July
- Musical Band Festival - August
- Christmas Festivities - December bbbb
Transportation
Education
Sports
Las Llaneras - One of the best volleyball teams in the Americas!
Notable "Toabajeños"
- Ernesto Juan Fonfrías - Lawyer, novelist and poet. Fortín San Juan de la Cruz ( Fort Saint John of the Cross) better known as el Cañuelo, is located on Isla de Cabras, Puerto Rico Isla de Cabras ( Goats Island in English) is an islet located at the entrance of the San Juan bay in Puerto Rico.
- Luis M. Santiago - Profesor and author of Toa Baja's hymn.
- Manuel Padilla Dávila - Surveyor and poet.
- Virgilio Dávila - Poet
- Kany Garcia - Singer/Songwriter
- Carmen Lavandero - Profesor
References
Books about Toa Baja
- Los Municipios de Puerto Rico - Toa Baja. Virgilio Dávila ( January 28, 1869 &ndash August 22, 1943) was a Puerto Rican poet, an educator Politician Encarnita García De Jesus (born September 25, 1982) is a Latin Grammy nominee Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and Philanthropist Commissioned by the Department of Education in 1992.
- Padilla Melendez, Debra E. , Toa Baja: Notas para su historia.
External links
- Toa Baja and its barrios, United States Census Bureau
- City of Toa Baja
- Toa Baja site on Puerto Rico portal
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