Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

{{short description|Town and municipality in Puerto Rico}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Trujillo Alto | official_name = Santa Cruz de Trujillo | native_name = {{lang|es|Municipio Autónomo de Trujillo Alto}} | native_name_lang = es | settlement_type = Town and Municipality | image_skyline = {{multiple image | total_width = 300 | border = infobox | perrow = 2/2/2 | caption_align = center | image1 = Trujillo Alto marker on PR-181.JPG | caption1 =Trujillo Alto town sign on Trujillo Alto Expressway | image4 = Gruta-Ermita01.JPG | caption4 = Lourdes Grotto | image3 = Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico city hall.JPG | caption3 =Trujillo Alto City Hall | image2 = Historic Bridge in Trujillo Alto.JPG | caption2 =Trujillo Alto Bridge | image5 = Carraizo Lake Dam, Puerto Rico.JPG | caption5 = Carraízo Dam | image6 = Carraízo, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg | caption6 = Loíza Lake}} | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandera de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Coat of arms of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.svg | shield_size = 50px | shield_alt = | nicknames = ''Ciudad de los Manantiales'', ''El Pueblo de las Ocho Calles'', ''La Ciudad En El Campo'', ''Los Arrecostaos'' | anthem = ''Trujillo Alto, Corazón de Pueblo''<ref name="Boudonck20">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=20}}</ref>

| image_map = Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Trujillo-Alto.svg | mapsize = 300px | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Trujillo Alto Municipality | mapframe = Yes | mapframe-custom = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=275|frame-height=225|zoom=9|frame-coord={{coord|18.3540|-66.0094}} |type1=shape|id1=Q1150895|title1=Trujillo Alto Municipio|stroke-color1=#720000|stroke-width1=0.5|fill1=#720000|fill-opacity1=0.4}} | coordinates = {{coord|18|21|46|N|66|1|3|W|region:US-PR_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = Commonwealth | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Puerto Rico}} | established_title = Founded | established_date = January 8, 1801 | founder = | parts_type = Barrios | parts = 8 barrios | p1 = Carraízo | p2 = Cuevas | p3 = Dos Bocas | p4 = La Gloria | p5 = Quebrada Grande | p6 = Quebrada Negrito | p7 = St. Just | p8 = Trujillo Alto barrio-pueblo | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = PPD | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Pedro Rodríguez Gonzalez | leader_title1 = Senatorial dist. | leader_name1 = 8 – Carolina | leader_title2 = Representative dist. | leader_name2 = 40 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 55.61 | area_land_km2 = 55 | area_water_km2 = .61 | area_water_percent = | area_note = | unit_pref = Imperial | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=coord/> | elevation_m = 21 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|title=PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census|url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/puerto-rico-population-change-between-census-decade.html|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US}}</ref> | population_total = 75243 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Trujillanos | population_note = | timezone1 = AST | utc_offset1 = −4 | postal_code_type = ZIP Codes | postal_code = 00976, 00977, 00978 | area_code = 787/939 | blank_name_sec1 = Major routes | blank_info_sec1 = 31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 181 31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 199 31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 8860 31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 175 31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 176 25px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 52 25px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 52 | website = {{URL|www.trujilloalto.pr/}} | footnotes = | population_rank = 10th in Puerto Rico }} '''Trujillo Alto''' ({{IPA|es|tɾuˈxiʝo ˈalto}}) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico. Located on the northeastern coastal plain on the boundary between the Northern Karst Belt and Sierra de Luquillo, it is north of Caguas and Gurabo, southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina. Its geography features river lowlands and mountains.<ref name="Boudonck11">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=11}}</ref> Part of the San Juan metropolitan area, Trujillo Alto is spread over 6 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Trujillo Alto Pueblo.

Trujillo Alto was officially founded in 1801, but gained more importance during the 20th century. Due to its proximity to the capital, San Juan, the city has become a suburb of the metropolitan area, which has sparked its growth during recent years. The population of Trujillo Alto has increased through the last century from 9,576 (1930) to 74,482 (2010). According to the 2010 Census, it is Puerto Rico's tenth-most populated municipality.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionspuertorico.org/referencia/censo2010/ |title= Población de Puerto Rico por Municipios, 2000 y 2010 |work= Elections Puerto Rico |access-date= February 4, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120603161542/http://electionspuertorico.org/referencia/censo2010/ |archive-date= June 3, 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref> The urban setting of Trujillo Alto is compact, being divided into the barrios Carraízo, Cuevas, Dos Bocas, La Gloria, Quebrada Grande, Quebrada Negrito, Saint Just and Pueblo.<ref name="Boudonck5">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=5}}</ref>

In 1953–54, the Carraízo hydroelectric dam was constructed in Trujillo Alto by the Sumner Sollitt Construction Company of Chicago, under contract by the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority.<ref name="Boudonck11"/> The dam forms the Loíza Lake, a reservoir which serves as the main source of the water supply for San Juan, Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/pr_lakes/lake_50059000.html|title=USGS – Lago Loíza at Damsite – 50059000|website=PR Water USGS Gov|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214120910/http://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/pr_lakes/lake_50059000.html|archive-date=December 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History== The region of what is now Trujillo Alto belonged to the Taíno region of Cayniabón, which stretched from the northeast coast of Puerto Rico into the central region of the island.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=taino;id=2;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taino-tribe.org%2Fjatiboni-s.html |title= Gobierno Tribal del Pueblo Jatibonicu Taíno de Puerto Rico |work= webring org |access-date= February 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010944/http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=taino;id=2;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taino-tribe.org%2Fjatiboni-s.html |archive-date= October 5, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The region was led by cacique Canobaná. Archeological findings have identified two sites within the municipality of Trujillo Alto with archeological significance: Las Cuevas, which was studied by Irving Rouse, and Quebrada Grande.<ref name="historia">{{cite web |url= http://trujilloalto.wordpress.com/historia/ |title= Historia de Trujillo Alto |date= January 13, 2009 |access-date= February 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111104212534/http://trujilloalto.wordpress.com/historia/ |archive-date= November 4, 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref>

After the Spanish colonization, families started settling at both sides of the Río Grande de Loíza. During the 17th century, the Spanish crown granted Alonso Pizarro Hermona, from Trujillo in Spain, a vast ranch that covered the region.<ref name="Boudonck4">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=4}}</ref> Residents began using his family name to refer to the location. The fertile area was systematically settled due to its adjacent location to the capital of San Juan and its advantage for commerce.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> Eventually, the inhabitants went to the Governor and asked for a permit to build a chapel, which was a requisite to officially found a town.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> In 1798, Juan Francisco de Carazo requested formal recognition from the courts.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> Despite some opposition, Trujillo Alto was founded on January 8, 1801, under the name of '''{{lang|es|Municipio La Santa Cruz de Trujillo}}'''.<ref name="Boudonck4"/><ref name="Orgullo Trujillano">{{cite web | title=Barrios | website=Orgullo Trujillano | url=https://www.trujilloalto.pr/barrios | language=es | access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> The town was settled on a meander of the Río Grande de Loíza. Around 1820, the name ''Trujillo Alto'' was used to differentiate the town from that of ''Trujillo Bajo'' (which later became known as Carolina).<ref name="prfogui" /><ref name="Boudonck4"/> In 1829, a municipal cemetery was inaugurated.<ref name="Boudonck4"/>

In 1826, communication to and from the town improved with the construction of two bridges: one into Río Piedras, and the other into Río Grande. The municipality had some economic stability during this period and in 1834, a set of new streets were constructed in the municipality.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> A decade later, the city hall was opened.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> In 1844, Trujillo Alto was composed of only five barrios. A few years later, the first school was built. During that time, its population decreased notably due to an epidemic of cholera.

In 1898, when Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain, it became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the US Department of War conducted its first census of Puerto Rico and found that the population of Trujillo Alto was 5,683.<ref name="OfficeSanger1900">{{cite book|author1=Joseph Prentiss Sanger|author2=Henry Gannett|author3=Walter Francis Willcox|title=Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office|url=https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog|year=1900|publisher=Imprenta del gobierno|page=[https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog/page/n253 162]|language=es|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115044918/http://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1902, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico approved a law for the consolidation of certain municipalities.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> As a result, Trujillo Alto was incorporated into the town and municipality of bordering Carolina.<ref name="Boudonck4"/> In 1905 the law was revoked returning Trujillo Alto to its status of municipality again.<ref name="psh">{{cite web |url= http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/Link%20P.R/www.linktopr.com/trujilloalto.html |title= Trujillo Alto... Pueblo de los Arrecostaos |work= Proyecto Salon Hogar |access-date= February 4, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090514003133/http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/Link%20P.R/www.linktopr.com/trujilloalto.html |archive-date= May 14, 2009 |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 1952, along with the Carraízo Dam constructed in barrio Carraízo, a filtration plant was constructed in barrio Cuevas in Trujillo Alto.<ref>{{cite book | last=Febus | first=H.G. | title=Análisis del desarrollo histórico de la salud ambiental en Puerto Rico desde 1970 hasta el 2000 y su impacto en la educación | publisher=Ibukku, LLC | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-64086-332-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Le-VDwAAQBAJ | language=es | access-date=23 March 2023 | page=38 | edition=Spanish }}</ref>

The proximity of the city to the capital, San Juan, sparked significant growth and development in the region and during the 20th century, the population of Trujillo Alto increased dramatically.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ceepur.org/censo2000/1930-2000.html |title= Población de Puerto Rico por Municipios: 1930–2000 |work= CEEPUR |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130321155203/http://ceepur.org/censo2000/1930-2000.html |archive-date= March 21, 2013 }}</ref> As of 2010, the city is the tenth-most populous city of Puerto Rico. Mayor José Luis Cruz Cruz, who has been serving since 2009, has labeled the city as "''The New Metropolis''".<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.primerahora.com/encaminadalanuevametropoli2020-contenido-678616.html |title= Encaminada la nueva Metropoli 2020 |newspaper= Primera Hora |date= August 2, 2012 |access-date= February 9, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000333/http://www.primerahora.com/encaminadalanuevametropoli2020-contenido-678616.html |archive-date= September 21, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides in Trujillo Alto, with its rain and winds.<ref name="USGS_Maria_Landslides">{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="USGS_Maria_Landslides map">{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The hurricane winds and rain damaged infrastructure and caused almost the entire electrical system of Trujillo Alto to collapse, leaving its nearly 75,000 residents with no electrical power. Also, 90% of the residents lost access to clean, drinking water.<ref>{{cite web | title=María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. |trans-title=Maria, a name we will never forget.| website=El Nuevo Día| date=June 13, 2019 | url=https://huracanmaria.elnuevodia.com/2017/municipio/trujillo-alto/ |language=es | access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography== [[File:Carraizo Lake Dam, Puerto Rico 2.JPG|thumb|250x250px|The Carraízo Lake Dam in Trujillo Alto supplies potable water to the San Juan Metropolitan Area.]] 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.<ref name="psh" /> Trujillo Alto is a small municipality, covering only 21.47 square miles (55.6 km2).<ref name="PR_Ency">{{cite web|url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/trujillo-alto-municipality/|title=Trujillo Alto Municipality|publisher=Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH)|website=enciclopediapr.org|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927184309/https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/trujillo-alto-municipality/|archive-date=September 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2013 |url= http://www.yerbabruja.com/pueblos/hidrografia.html |title= Resumen hidrográfico de los ríos de Puerto Rico |work= YerbaBruja.com |access-date= February 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130711062218/http://www.yerbabruja.com/pueblos/hidrografia.html |archive-date= July 11, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref> There are also several creeks in the city: Colorada, Infierno, Limones, Naranjo, Grande, Pastrana, Haya Fría, and Maracuto.<ref name="prfogui">{{cite web |url= http://www.prfrogui.com/home/trujillo.htm |title= Trujillo Alto |work= PR Frogui |access-date= February 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130213221446/http://www.prfrogui.com/home/trujillo.htm |archive-date= February 13, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/pr_lakes/lake_50059000.html|title=Lago Loíza at Damsite|work=U.S. Geological Survey|date=January 18, 2008|access-date=November 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409160218/http://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/pr_lakes/lake_50059000.html|archive-date=April 9, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The Loíza Lake is also used for water sports and recreational fishing.

===Barrios=== thumb|Subdivisions of Trujillo Alto 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 {{lang|es|"el pueblo"}}.<ref name="Law2015">{{cite book|author=Gwillim Law|title=Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ|access-date=December 25, 2018|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3|page=300}}</ref><ref name="US2010Census" /><ref name="map">{{Cite web |url=http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/trujilloalto.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324204920/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/trujilloalto.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |title=Map of Trujillo Alto at the Wayback Machine|access-date=December 29, 2018 }}</ref> #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".<ref name="ed" /> Also, there are no high-rise buildings and structures.

===Sectors=== Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)<ref name="Barrio-Pueblo">{{cite web |title=US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |website=factfinder.com |publisher=US Census |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and subbarrios,<ref name="Census map">{{cite web |title=P.L. 94-171 VTD/SLD Reference Map (2010 Census): Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/pl10map/vtd_sld/st72_spanish/c72139_trujillo_alto/PL10VTDSP_C72139_001.pdf |website=www2.census.gov |publisher=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822191248/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/pl10map/vtd_sld/st72_spanish/c72139_trujillo_alto/PL10VTDSP_C72139_001.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> are further subdivided into smaller areas called {{lang|es|sectores}} (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presupuesto.pr.gov/Presupuesto2015-2016/PresupuestosAgencias/229.htm|title=Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)|website=Puerto Rico Budgets|language=es|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628234856/http://www.presupuesto.pr.gov/Presupuesto2015-2016/PresupuestosAgencias/229.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Rivera Quintero, Marcia | title=El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997–2004 | publication-date=2014 | publisher=San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón | edition=first | isbn=978-0-9820806-1-0 }}</ref><ref name="Law 1-2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2001/lex2001001.htm|title=Leyes del 2001|website=Lex Juris Puerto Rico|language=es|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914224408/http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2001/lex2001001.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Special Communities=== {{main|Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development}} {{lang|es|Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico}} (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.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Rivera Quintero, Marcia|title=El vuelo de la esperanza:Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997–2004|publication-date=2014| publisher=San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón| edition=Primera edición|page=273|isbn=978-0-9820806-1-0}}</ref><ref name="wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=https://cpprbib.wordpress.com/biblioteca-virtual/guias-tematicas/comunidades-especiales/comunidades-especiales-de-puerto-rico/|title=Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico|date=August 8, 2011|language=es|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624004414/https://cpprbib.wordpress.com/biblioteca-virtual/guias-tematicas/comunidades-especiales/comunidades-especiales-de-puerto-rico/|archive-date=June 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 96 |Feb record high F = 95 |Mar record high F = 95 |Apr record high F = 98 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 103 |Jul record high F = 97 |Aug record high F = 95 |Sep record high F = 102 |Oct record high F = 97 |Nov record high F = 101 |Dec record high F = 97 |year record high F = 103 |Jan high F = 83.4 |Feb high F = 84.2 |Mar high F = 85.0 |Apr high F = 86.4 |May high F = 87.5 |Jun high F = 89.1 |Jul high F = 89.2 |Aug high F = 89.4 |Sep high F = 89.8 |Oct high F = 88.8 |Nov high F = 86.6 |Dec high F = 84.1 |year high F = 87.0 |Jan mean F = 75.2 |Feb mean F = 75.4 |Mar mean F = 76.0 |Apr mean F = 77.5 |May mean F = 79.2 |Jun mean F = 80.8 |Jul mean F = 81.0 |Aug mean F = 81.2 |Sep mean F = 81.3 |Oct mean F = 80.6 |Nov mean F = 78.6 |Dec mean F = 76.2 |year mean F = 78.6 |Jan low F = 67.0 |Feb low F = 66.5 |Mar low F = 66.9 |Apr low F = 68.6 |May low F = 71.0 |Jun low F = 72.4 |Jul low F = 72.8 |Aug low F = 73.0 |Sep low F = 72.9 |Oct low F = 72.4 |Nov low F = 70.7 |Dec low F = 68.2 |year low F = 70.2 |Jan record low F = 55 |Feb record low F = 55 |Mar record low F = 52 |Apr record low F = 52 |May record low F = 54 |Jun record low F = 62 |Jul record low F = 61 |Aug record low F = 61 |Sep record low F = 60 |Oct record low F = 56 |Nov record low F = 57 |Dec record low F = 53 |year record low F = 52 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 5.02 |Feb precipitation inch = 3.28 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.67 |Apr precipitation inch = 5.92 |May precipitation inch = 6.88 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.53 |Jul precipitation inch = 7.11 |Aug precipitation inch = 7.53 |Sep precipitation inch = 8.50 |Oct precipitation inch = 7.60 |Nov precipitation inch = 7.92 |Dec precipitation inch = 5.04 |year precipitation inch = 73.00 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 16.4 |Feb precipitation days = 11.3 |Mar precipitation days = 10.9 |Apr precipitation days = 11.8 |May precipitation days = 13.7 |Jun precipitation days = 10.3 |Jul precipitation days = 15.1 |Aug precipitation days = 14.9 |Sep precipitation days = 14.2 |Oct precipitation days = 15.5 |Nov precipitation days = 17.6 |Dec precipitation days = 17.2 |year precipitation days = 168.9 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sju | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=RQC00669521&format=pdf | title = Station: Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR PQ | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 17, 2021}}</ref> }}

==Tourism== There are several places of interest for tourists to visit in Trujillo Alto. The ''Bicentenary Walkway'', located in the entrance to the city at the PR-181, features the remodeled historic steel bridge (one of the first permanent crossings of the Grande de Loiza River)reserved for pedestrian use as well as a gazebo.<ref name="Boudonck13">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=13}}</ref> It was built in 2001 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Trujillo Alto. The historic Santa Cruz chapel dominates the landscape of the municipal plaza.<ref name="Boudonck14">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=14}}</ref>

Also on the PR-181, is the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation which was established in 1980. It includes a museum, a historic archive, and a park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flmm.org/v2/descripcion.html|title=Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, Descripción|work=FLMM|access-date=February 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812111946/http://www.flmm.org/v2/descripcion.html|archive-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Carraízo Dam and the Loíza Lake reservoir are also frequently visited. Other places of interest are the ''Carmelitas de San José Convent'', the ''Lourdes Grotto'', and the ''Trujillo Alto Mountain Spring''.

==Economy== The economy of Trujillo Alto has relied mostly on agriculture, particularly sugarcane, coffee, tobacco, and minor fruits. Cattle ranching is also a source of economy in Trujillo Alto. In recent years, commerce and industry have become integral parts of the economy of the city. Trujillo Alto is the site of several factories of nutritional products, wood, metal, electrical machinery, and others. There are also stone quarries in town for the production of building materials.

As of 2013, Trujillo Alto's unemployment was 10.2%, making it the second municipality with the lowest rate after Guaynabo.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/unpueblodormitorio-1722211.html|title=Un pueblo "dormitorio"|author=Santiago, Yaritza|date=March 1, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309134509/http://www.elnuevodia.com/unpueblodormitorio-1722211.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Culture== ===Festivals and events=== Trujillo Alto celebrates its patron saint festival in September. The {{lang|es|Fiestas Patronales de Santa Cruz}} is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09042802&page=4|title=Trujillo Alto: Events|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Puerto Rico|access-date=February 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070052/http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09042802&page=4|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The {{lang|es|Festival Trujillano de Orquídeas}} (Orchid Festival) has been held in July since 2011. It is an horticultural competition and festival where orchids are ranked, exhibited and sold.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=¡Qué Pasa! magazine |date=June–August 2016 |title=San Juan Metro Events |via=Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/lmhpr/docs/qp_16/78 |access-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822191250/https://issuu.com/lmhpr/docs/qp_16/78 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The {{lang|es|Festival del Macabeo}} (Macabeo Festival), a festival celebrating a food specific to Trujillo Alto, is celebrated each year around the second week of December.<ref name="Hernández 2016">{{cite web | last=Hernández | first=José Rafael | title=Anuncian Festival del Macabeo en Trujillo Alto | website=Periódico Presencia | date=November 28, 2016 | url=http://www.presenciapr.com/anuncian-festival-del-macabeo-en-trujillo-alto/ | language=es | access-date=June 14, 2020 | archive-date=August 22, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822191253/http://www.presenciapr.com/anuncian-festival-del-macabeo-en-trujillo-alto/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Other festivals and fairs celebrated in Trujillo Alto include an agricultural fair held in January and a Paso Fino Festival held in November.<ref name="Boudonck28">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=28}}</ref>

In 2001, Trujillo Alto commemorated its bicentenary with the opening of a new park in the PR-181, which included a remodeling of the historical steel bridge.

===Religion=== thumb|Our Lady of Lourdes grotto There are a number of churches and chapels from several denominations in Trujillo Alto. The main parish, Santa Cruz Church, was built in 1817. Part of a related structure was damaged by Hurricane San Felipe in 1928.<ref name="prfogui" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ioseflwis/6234862000/|title=Iglesia de Trujillo Alto|work=Flickr|date=August 9, 1933|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031171116/https://www.flickr.com/photos/ioseflwis/6234862000/|archive-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The current structure was designed by Luis Perocier and built in 1933.<ref name="ed" />

Trujillo Alto has also been a place of pilgrimage for Catholics after a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes was blessed in 1925. The site also features a grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes which is a congregation site during Holy Week.<ref name="Boudonck15">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=15}}</ref> The ''Gruta de Lourdes'' (Lourdes Grotto) is visited frequently by religious people and tourists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lagrutadelourdespr.org/styled/index.html|title=La Gruta de Lourdes en Trujillo Alto:ochenta años peregrinando en la Fe y la Caridad|work=LaGrutadeLourdes.org|author=Felices Sánchez, Fernando|access-date=February 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928051558/http://lagrutadelourdespr.org/styled/index.html|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> There's also a convent in Trujillo Alto called the ''Convento Carmelitas de San José''.

===Sports=== Trujillo Alto doesn't have a professional sports team. However, there are several sports facilities in the city for amateur and novice leagues. In 2011, the Rubén Sánchez Montañez Court in Trujillo Alto, hosted the Cangrejeros de Santurce team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), which is the professional basketball league. The facility has a capacity for 2,250 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/nota-887565.html|title=Luce bien Trujillo Alto|work=El Nuevo Día|author=Piñeiro, Noel|date=February 11, 2011}}</ref>

In September, Trujillo Alto celebrates the ''Arrecosta'o'' Marathon, which is one of the most important events in the city. The race has been celebrated yearly since 1985. It originally covered a 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) trajectory around town, but in 2007, it was shortened to 3.1 miles (5 kilometers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trujilloalto.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/el-maraton-del-arrecostao/|title=El Maratón del Arrecostao|work=Trujillo Alto|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=February 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105065206/http://trujilloalto.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/el-maraton-del-arrecostao/|archive-date=November 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, the marathon was recognized as one of the best organized events of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/nota-1049344.html|title=Regresa el 5K El Arrecosta'o a beneficio del Hospital Oncológico |work=El Nuevo Día}}</ref>

The Loíza Lake is also a frequent spot for sports and recreational fishing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elregionaldigital.com/recientes/2640-anuncian-limpieza-del-lago-carraizo.html|title=Anuncian limpieza del Lago Carraízo|work=Regional Digital|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006084720/http://elregionaldigital.com/recientes/2640-anuncian-limpieza-del-lago-carraizo.html|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The lake features a wide variety of fishes like: largemouth bass, peacock bass, sea chubs, tilapia, and beardfish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carraizo.com/v1/documents/31.html|title=Sitios para pescar|work=Carraizo.com|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812052112/http://www.carraizo.com/v1/documents/31.html|archive-date=August 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borinquenrealtors.com/lobina/lagos/lagos_photos/carraizo/carraizo_main.htm|title=Embalse Carraizo|work=LobinaPR.com|year=2011|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612192545/http://www.borinquenrealtors.com/lobina/lagos/lagos_photos/carraizo/carraizo_main.htm|archive-date=June 12, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/Diversos_Temas/lagos_y_embalses_de_puerto_rico.htm|title=Lagos y Embalses de Puerto Rico|work=Proyecto Salon Hogar|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719230115/http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/diversos_temas/lagos_y_embalses_de_puerto_rico.htm|archive-date=July 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cuisine=== The ''macabeo'' is the most known typical food of Trujillo Alto. It is a fried dish made with plantains and meat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/videos-noticias-celebranfestivaldelmacabeoentrujilloalto-2038111176001.html|title=Celebran Festival del Macabeo en Trujillo Alto|work=El Nuevo Día|date=December 15, 2012|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220104051/http://www.elnuevodia.com/videos-noticias-celebranfestivaldelmacabeoentrujilloalto-2038111176001.html|archive-date=December 20, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The popularity of the dish is such that a festival is celebrated annually on its honor. The ''Macabeo Festival'' began in the early 1980s and is held annually in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/nota-585623|title=Celebran Festival del Macabeo en Trujillo Alto|newspaper=Primera Hora|date=December 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Boudonck28"/>

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1900= 5683 | 1910= 6345 | 1920= 7470 | 1930= 9576 | 1940= 11726 | 1950= 13605 | 1960= 18251 | 1970= 30669 | 1980= 51389 | 1990= 61120 | 2000= 75728 | 2010= 74842 |estyear= |estimate= |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPANNRES/0500000US72005|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114938/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPANNRES/0500000US72005|archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> 1899 (shown as 1900)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|title=Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899|publisher=War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716033905/https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|archive-date=July 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910–1930<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|title=Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817181600/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 1930–1950<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|title=Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830033735/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|archive-date=August 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 1960–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|title=Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724061852/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010<ref name= "US2010Census">{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf|url=https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220183043/https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census|url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/puerto-rico-population-change-between-census-decade.html|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US}}</ref>|2020=67740}}

The population of Trujillo Alto increased steadily during the 20th century and until the year 2000. There was a 1.2% decrease from 2000 to 2010 and a 9.5% decrease from 2010 to 2020. According to the 2020 census, the municipality had 67,740 inhabitants. Despite the decline, in 2020 Trujillo Alto was the tenth largest municipality in Puerto Rico, in terms of population.

According to the 2010 Census, 72% of the population identifies themselves as White, and 14.6% as African-American. Also, 47.5% of the population identified themselves as males, and 52.5% as females. Finally, 25% of the population is under 18 years old. The next biggest percentage of population (20.7%) is between 35 and 49 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=72|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|work=US Census 2010|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727083106/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=72|archive-date=July 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Government== {{main|Mayoralty in Puerto Rico}} Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Trujillo Alto is administered by a mayor. The first official mayor of Trujillo Alto was Juan Francisco Carazo, who was one of the residents that vouched for the founding of the town in 1801. The mayor as of July 16, 2022 is Pedro Rodríguez González.<ref>{{cite web | title=Exlegislador Pedro Rodríguez es el nuevo alcalde de Trujillo Alto | website=El Nuevo Día | date=July 16, 2022 | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/exlegislador-pedro-rodriguez-es-el-nuevo-alcalde-de-trujillo-alto/ | language=es | access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref> Before him was José Luis Cruz Cruz (from the Popular Democratic Party), who was elected in the 2004 general election.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VIII, which is represented by two Senators. In 2024, Marissa Jiménez and Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez were elected as District Senators.<ref>[https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Carolina_VIII.xml Elecciones Generales 2024: Escrutinio General] {{webarchive|url=https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Carolina_VIII.xml |date=2024-12-30 }} on CEEPUR</ref> Representatives Wanda Del Valle Correa (District 38) and Roberto Rivera Ruiz (District 39), both from the PPD, represent different regions of Trujillo Alto in the House of Representatives.

==Symbols== The {{lang|es|municipio}} has an official flag and coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ley Núm. 70 de 2006 -Ley para disponer la oficialidad de la bandera y el escudo de los setenta y ocho (78) municipios. | website=LexJuris de Puerto Rico | url=https://www.lexjuris.com/LEXLEX/Leyes2006/lexl2006070.htm | language=es | access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>

===Flag=== The flag of Trujillo Alto features a white background with the town's coat of arms in the center.<ref name="LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico 2020" /> The original flag depicted the shield in a white square.<ref name="Boudonck31">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=31}}</ref> On May29, 1998, the municipal administration of Brunilda Soto Echevarria changed the design to only feature the central part of the shield on the white square, which remains the current depiction.<ref name="Boudonck31"/>

===Coat of arms=== The coat of arms features a shield with a blue border, with eight spurts of water representing the many springs, creeks, and rivers that flow in town.<ref name="Boudonck31"/> Inside the shield, there's a silver field with three green mountains and a blue Latin cross above them.<ref name="Boudonck31"/> The flag features a white banner below the shield with the name of the city, and a coronet in the form of a five-tower mural crown alluding to the Spanish crown.<ref name="Boudonck31"/> The banner and the coronet aren't featured in the flag.<ref name="LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico 2020">{{cite web | title=Trujillo Alto | website=LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico | date=February 19, 2020 | url=http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/TRUJILLOALTO.HTML | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219001325/http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/TRUJILLOALTO.HTML | archive-date=February 19, 2020 | url-status=live | language=es | access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>

===Nicknames=== Trujillo Alto is known by various names. It is known as the "City of Springs" for its many rivers and creeks. It is also known as the "''Town of the Eight Streets''" because the downtown area consists of eight streets. Trujillo Alto is also known as the "''City in the Country''", for its proximity to the San Juan Metropolitan Area despite being mostly a mountain town.<ref name="ed">{{cite web|url=http://edicionesdigitales.info/PueblosPR/PueblosPR/Trujillo_Alto.html|title=Trujillo Alto|work=Ediciones Digitales|access-date=February 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229200221/http://edicionesdigitales.info/PueblosPR/PueblosPR/Trujillo_Alto.html|archive-date=December 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally, it is also called the "''Laid-back Town''".

==Transportation== [[File:Puente de Trujillo Alto.jpg|thumb|Historic steel bridge in Trujillo Alto on the PR-181]] The main road to Trujillo Alto is the PR-181 that crosses the municipality from north to south. Distance from the capital is {{convert|11|mi|km}}, with a travel time of roughly 15 minutes by car.<ref name="psh" /> Other highways that lead to Trujillo Alto are PR-852 of the Quebrada Grande neighborhood and Dos Bocas, PR-175 of the neighborhood Carraízo, the Las Cumbres Avenue and PR-851 from La Gloria neighborhood.

In the past, communication with the town was limited because of its location on the other side of the Río Grande de Loíza. The construction of two bridges in 1826 helped facilitate access to the town. In 1939, the United States Army built a steel bridge in the entrance to the town on the PR-181, to replace one of the older ones. Although the bridge is no longer used for vehicles, it has become a symbol of the city and still stands today.<ref name="historia" />

The northern part of Trujillo Alto is serviced by the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority, with various stops along the PR-181 and nearby neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sashto.dtop.gov.pr/AMA/Informacion.html|title=Información General|work=Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP)|access-date=February 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203071503/http://sashto.dtop.gov.pr/AMA/Informacion.html|archive-date=December 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other public transportation in the city is provided by taxis and independent public cars.

There are 11 bridges in Trujillo Alto.<ref name="bridge">{{cite web|title=Trujillo Alto Bridges|url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/trujillo-alto/|website=National Bridge Inventory Data|publisher=US Dept. of Transportation|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181423/http://bridgereports.com/pr/trujillo-alto/|archive-date=February 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable natives and residents== {{See also|Category:People from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico}} * Dariam Acevedo – 1984 Olympic gold medalist representing Puerto Rico in female beach volleyball *Jasmine Camacho-Quinn – 2020 Olympic gold medalist representing Puerto Rico in Women's 100m Hurdles, was able to represent Puerto Rico because her family, namely her mother, is from Trujillo Alto.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/otros-deportes/notas/la-familia-de-jasmine-camacho-quinn-va-a-celebrar-en-grande-si-ella-gana-vamos-a-cerrar-la-calle/amp/|title=La familia de Jasmine Camacho-Quinn va a celebrar en grande: "Si ella gana, vamos a cerrar la calle" |trans-title=Jasmine Camacho-Quinn's family will celebrate big "If she wins we are going to shut down the street"|accessdate=August 1, 2021|work=El Nuevo Día|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Black Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn's gold medal represents more than a record win | website=AOL | date=August 3, 2021 | url=https://www.aol.com/black-puerto-rican-jasmine-camacho-165323189.html | access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> * Tulio Larrínaga – Architect of the city of San Juan in 1872. * Yolandita Monge – International singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.<ref name="Boudonck25">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=25}}</ref> * Irad Ortiz Jr – Champion jockey and winner of over 3000 races in the USA. Also three-time consecutive winner (2018,2019,2020) of the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey of the year. * Jose Ortiz – Champion jockey and winner of over 2300 races in the USA. 2017 winner of the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey of the year. *Manuel Rivera Morales, sports commentator.<ref name="Boudonck25"/> *Medardo Carazo, educator.<ref name="Boudonck26">{{Harvnb|Boudonck|2012|pp=26}}</ref> *Tulio Larrinaga, politician and builder of the first railroad.<ref name="Boudonck26"/> *José Figueroa Adorno, artist.<ref name="Boudonck26"/>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="170px"> Parroquia Santa Cruz de Trujillo Alto.jpg|{{lang|es|Parroquia Santa Cruz}} in Trujillo Alto Pueblo, 2007 </gallery>

==See also== {{Portal|Puerto Rico|Geography}} *List of Puerto Ricans *History of Puerto Rico *Did you know-Puerto Rico?

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="coord">{{cite web |title= Geographic coordinates of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |date= 2017 |url= http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=4568451 |website= Date and time info |id= (with decimal minutes and elevation) |access-date= September 20, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000649/http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=4568451 |archive-date= September 21, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> }}

'''Bibliography''' *{{cite book|title=Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico: The City in the Country| first=Greg|last=Boudonck|publisher=Gringo & Boricua Books|date=2012|isbn=9781480295766}}

== Further reading == * {{cite book |year=1955 |title=Mapa de municipios y barrios - Trujillo Alto - Memoria Núm. 49 |url=https://rcm1.rcm.upr.edu/demografia/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2020/04/Memoria_49_Trujillo-Alto-1955.pdf |location=University of Puerto Rico |publisher=Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Oficina del Gobernador, Junta de Planificacion, Santurce, Puerto Rico}}

==External links== * [https://archive.today/20200212034905/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US72139&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_CO2&-format=CO-2 Trujillo Alto and its barrios, United States Census Bureau] * [https://www.facebook.com/municipiode.trujilloalto/ Trujillo Alto Municipality on Facebook] * [http://www.presenciapr.com/tag/trujillo-alto/ News out of Trujillo Alto on Presencia PR]

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