Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
| Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Nickname(s): "Ciudad de los Valles del Toa", "Ciudad Bajo Aguas", "Los Llaneros" | |||
| Anthem: "Espléndido Toa Baja, jardín de mis amores" | |||
 Location of Toa Baja in Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates: 18°26′38″N 66°15′35″W / 18.44389°N 66.25972°WCoordinates: 18°26′38″N 66°15′35″W / 18.44389°N 66.25972°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | 1745 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Bernardo Márquez García (PNP) | ||
| • Senatorial dist. | 2 - Bayamón | ||
| • Representative dist. | 10 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2) | ||
| • Land | 23.16 sq mi (59.99 km2) | ||
| • Water | 18.54 sq mi (48.01 km2) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 89,609 | ||
| • Density | 2,100/sq mi (830/km2) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Toabajeños | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Zip code | 00949, 00950, 00951, 00952 | ||
| Website | toabaja.com | ||
Toa Baja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈto.a ˈβaxa]) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. Toa Baja is spread over 5 wards, including Toa Baja Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Toa Baja considered to be a part of the Metropolitan Area. It shares its metropolitan area status with San Juan, Bayamón, Guaynabo, Cataño, Carolina and Trujillo Alto.
Toa Baja is located fifteen minutes by car from San Juan and one hour from Ponce.
The region of what is now Toa Baja belonged to the Taíno region of Toa and Bayamón, which was located on the north coast of Puerto Rico. The regions were led by cacique Aramana and Majagua respectively. During the Spanish colonization, a farm was settled in the region around 1511 where Spanish settlers tried to learn from the Taínos how to grow fruits and vegetables. Some of the families that settled in the region were the Marrero, Salgado, and Martínez, which came from the Canary Islands.
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