Toa Baja is a municipality of Puerto Rico. The city is located in the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico above Bayamón. Situated in what is considered to be the Metropolitan Area. Called La Ciudad Bajo Aguas, Toa Baja was founded in 1745. It shares its metropolitan area status with San Juan, Bayamón, Guaynabo, Cataño and Carolina. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Bayamón (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... Bayamón (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico. ... Cataño is a small city in northern Puerto Rico, and is one of the smallest towns in Puerto Rico as well as one of the youngest. ... Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, a short distance from San Juan. ...

Toa Baja is located fifteen (15) minutes by car from San Juan and one hour from Ponce. San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ...

People from Toa Baja are known as: Toabajeños

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

City flag City seal
City nickname: "Ciudad Bajo Aguas"
Location within the nation of Puerto Rico
Country	Puerto Rico
Mayor	Anibal Vega Borges (PNP)
Area   –Land   –Water	62.4 km² ? km² ? km²
Population   –Total (2000)   –Density	96,039 1,539.0 persons/km²
Time zone   –Summer (DST)	AST (UTC-4) (UTC-4)
Latitude Longitude	18°27'00" N 66°15'36" W
Official website: http://www.toabaja.gobierno.pr

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Seal history

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 St. Peter, patron of the town. 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.

Flag history

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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. 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 simbolises the rays of the sun. The keys simbolises the Saint or "Patron" of the City: San Pedro Apostol (Saint Peter Apostle). A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

Districts

• Levittown
• Candelaria
• Media Luna
• Palo Seco
• Sabana Seca

Levittown, Puerto Rico, part of Toa Baja, its one of the largest urbanizations in Puerto Rico. ...

External links

Official sites

• City of Toa Baja
• Toa Baja site on Puerto Rico portal