Vega Alta
Municipio Autónomo de Vega Alta | |
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Town and Municipality | |
.jpg) PR-676 in Vega Alta | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Pueblo de los Ñangotaos, Los Maceteros | |
| Anthem: "En La Costa Norte De Mi Islita" | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Vega Alta Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′44″N 66°19′53″W / 18.41222°N 66.33139°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1775 |
| Founded | January 22, 1787 |
| Founded by | Don Francisco de la Cruz |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Vega Pagán (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 - Arecibo |
| • Representative dist. | 11,12 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.75 sq mi (71.87 km2) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 35,395 |
| • Rank | 32nd in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Demonym | Vegalteños |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00692 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |          |
Vega Alta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɣa ˈalta]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico. Vega Alta is on the northern coast of the island, north of Morovis and Corozal; east of Vega Baja; and west of Dorado with an area of 28 square miles (73 km2). Vega Alta is subdivided into seven barrios and Vega Alta barrio-pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Vega Alta is west of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Vega Alta is known for the beach at Cerro Gordo. Other points of interest include the town's Catholic church, known as Inmaculada Concepción, which was founded in 1813, and the Vega Alta Forest.[2]
During the first week of December, Vega Alta celebrates its patron saint, the Immaculate Conception.
”Vega Alta” translates to “high meadow” or "upper meadow" in English.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Municipalities: Vega Alta". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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