Corozal is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas ; south Vega Alta ; southwest of Toa Alta ; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito . Corozal is spread over 12 wards and Corozal Pueblo . It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city name is derived from the "palma de corozo" which abounds in the central zone of the Island.
History Corozal's local Taino Indian Cacique was named Orocobix and his tribe was known as the Jatibonicu Taino . Corozal was founded in 1795 and officially became a town in 1804. Commonly known as La Cuna del Volibol or Volleyball's Crib . It takes its name from the "palma de corozo" . Its population as of the 2000 census was 36,867, and it has a land area of 110.3 km 2 . Flag Consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width, yellow the top, green the middle and blue the bottom, and in some instances the middle stripe could have embroidered or printed the Coat Of Arms. The flag is very similar to the provincial flag of Islas del Caró of neighbour country of El Conquistador except that the yellow stripe is half the size as the green and blue stripes much like the flag of Colombia except that the red stripe is replaced by the green one at the bottom. It is unknown whether the flag was made to coincide with the densely populated province of El Conquistador or was created by natural and neutral causes. Coat of Arms On a gold background three Corozo Palms, with clusters in their original color, planted on a green landscape and in front of a mountain range.
