Official Name: | Torrecilla Alta |
Settlement Type: | Barrio |
Pushpin Map: | Caribbean |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puerto Rico |
Coordinates: | 18.4228°N -65.9211°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
Subdivision Name: | Puerto Rico |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Loíza |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.08 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.05 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Note: | Source: 2010 Census |
Population Total: | 0 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 10 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Torrecilla Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0.[2] [3] [4]
Torrecilla Alta was in Spain's gazetteers[5] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Torrecilla Alta and Torrecilla Baja barrios was 1,473.[6]
Torrecilla Alta in Loíza shares a border with Torrecillas Alta in Canóvanas, a neighboring municipality. Both are near mangroves and the Río Grande de Loíza. Alligators are known to roam the areas near the mangroves and when discovered, the creatures are moved to a location managed by the Department of Resources.[7]