Trujillo Alto is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain, on the boundary between the karst zone and Sierra de Luquillo, north of Caguas, and Gurabo; southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina.
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Trujillo Alto is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area, which includes the municipalities of Bayamon, Guaynabo, Catano, and Toa Baja.
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Trujillo Alto was officially founded in 1801, but gained more importance during the 20th century.
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The population of Trujillo Alto has increased through the last century from 9,576 to 74,482.
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Region of what is Trujillo Alto belonged to the Taino region of Cayniabon, which stretched from the northeast coast of Puerto Rico into the central region of the island.
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Around 1820, the name Trujillo Alto was more used to differentiate the town from that of Trujillo Bajo.
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Trujillo Alto sits on the Northern Coastal Plain region of Puerto Rico.
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Trujillo Alto's terrain is mostly plain in the north, while the south features small hills.
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Also, Trujillo Alto is the site of Puerto Rico's main water reservoir: The Carraizo Dam, at the Loiza Lake.
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Economy of Trujillo Alto has relied mostly on agriculture, particularly sugarcane, coffee, tobacco, and minor fruits.
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Trujillo Alto is the site of several factories of nutritional products, wood, metal, electrical machinery, and others.
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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.
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In 2011, the Ruben Sanchez Montanez Court in Trujillo Alto, hosted the Cangrejeros de Santurce team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is the professional basketball league.
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Population of Trujillo Alto increased steadily during the 20th century and until the year 2000.
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The first official mayor of Trujillo Alto was Juan Francisco Carazo, who was one of the residents that vouched for the foundation of the town in 1801.
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Trujillo Alto is known as the "City in the Country", for its proximity to the San Juan Metropolitan Area despite being mostly a mountain town.
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Main road to Trujillo Alto is the PR-181 that crosses the municipality from north to south.
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Northern part of Trujillo Alto is serviced by the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority, with various stops along the PR-181 and nearby neighborhoods.
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