Torrecilla Alta, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Torrecilla Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,612.

Features
Torrecilla Alta in Canóvanas shares a border with Torrecillas Alta in Loíza, 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.

Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Torrecilla Alta barrio:

Parcelas Torrecilla Alta, Sector Finca Virginia, Sector La Central, Sector Parachofer, Sector Pueblo Indio, Sector Pueblo Seco, Sector Santa Catalina, Sector Sierra Maestra, Sector Villa Borinquen, Sector Villa Inglés, Sector Villa Santa, Urbanización Brisas de Canóvanas, Urbanización Brisas de Loíza, Urbanización Eucalipto, and Urbanización Usubal.