. Trujillo Alto sits on the Northern Coastal Plain region of Puerto Rico. It is bordered by the municipalities of
San Juan,
Carolina,
Gurabo, and
Caguas. Trujillo Alto's terrain is mostly plain in the north, while the south features small hills. Heights can range from 660 to 1,600 feet (200–500 meters) above sea level.
Water features Trujillo Alto's hydrographic system consists mainly of the
Río Grande de Loíza, which crosses the municipality. There are also several creeks in the city: Colorada, Infierno, Limones, Naranjo, Grande, Pastrana, Haya Fría, and Maracuto. Also, Trujillo Alto is the site of
Puerto Rico's main
water reservoir: The
Carraízo Dam, at the
Loíza Lake. Both were built in 1953 by the
Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA). Although it was originally built to generate hydroelectricity, it is now used solely as a public water-supply source. The Loíza Lake is also used for water sports and recreational fishing.
Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Trujillo Alto is subdivided into
barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . •
Carraízo •
Cuevas •
Dos Bocas •
La Gloria •
Quebrada Grande •
Quebrada Negrito •
St. Just •
Trujillo Alto barrio-pueblo Trujillo Alto's townscape is fairly simple. Most of the barrios are spread through the rural section of the city, while the downtown area (Trujillo Alto Pueblo) is small, consisting only of eight primary streets. This gave the city the nickname of the "City of the Eight Streets". and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called (
sectors in English). The types of
sectores may vary, from normally
sector to
urbanización to
reparto to
barriada to
residencial, among others.
Special Communities (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of
social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Trujillo Alto: San Nicolás neighborhood, Bethania, Comunidad Talanco, El Hoyo II, El Resbalón, Parcelas Carraízo, Parcelas Ramón T. Colón, Sector Arayanes, Sector La Prá, Sector Las Cruces, Sector Los Nuñez, Villa Escondida, Villa Margarita and Villa Platanal.
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