Loíza, Puerto Rico
Loíza
Municipio de Loíza | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
| Nickname: "El Pueblo de la Cacica" | |
| Anthem: "Loiceños en Acción" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Loíza Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′11″N 65°52′23″W / 18.41972°N 65.87306°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 16th century |
| Founded | August 16, 1692 |
| Named after | Yoisa |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julia Nazario (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 8 - Carolina |
| • Representative dist. | 37 |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.71 sq mi (170.19 km2) |
| • Land | 19.44 sq mi (50.36 km2) |
| • Water | 46.27 sq mi (119.83 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,693 |
| • Rank | 50th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Loiceño (masculine) Loiceña (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00772 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
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Loíza (pronounced [loˈisa]) is a town and municipality on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, located east of Carolina, west of Río Grande, and north of Canóvanas. An outer municipality within the San Juan metropolitan area, it is spread over 5 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Loíza Pueblo. Loíza is renowned for its rich Afro-Puerto Rican culture and heritage. The vendors of Puerto Rican street food in kiosks, the unrestricted beaches, and the Australian pine and mangrove state forest in the district of Piñones in the barrio of Torrecilla Baja are popular destinations among domestic and foreign tourists.
La Torrecilla Lagoon, Piñones Lagoon, Piñones State Forest, and part of Piñones beaches in barrio Torrecilla Baja in western Loíza (right)
