Vega Alta barrio-pueblo
Vega Alta barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Vega Alta | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Vega Alta central plaza, municipal flag of Vega Alta and Catholic church | |
Location of Vega Alta barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Vega Alta shown in red | |
Vega Alta barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′41″N 66°19′44″W / 18.411456°N 66.328953°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Vega Alta |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,169 |
| • Density | 11,690/sq mi (4,510/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Vega Alta barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Vega Alta, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,169.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.