Alajuelita
District
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Alajuelita district
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Alajuelita
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′12″N 84°05′59″W / 9.9034638°N 84.0995923°W / 9.9034638; -84.0995923
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonAlajuelita
Area
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,988
 • Density9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11001

Alajuelita is a district of the Alajuelita canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Alajuelita has an area of 1.3 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,130 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18641,630—
18831,613−1.0%
18922,84476.3%
1927731−74.3%
19501,582116.4%
19634,280170.5%
19736,67355.9%
19848,28024.1%
200012,24747.9%
201111,988−2.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Alajuelita had a population of 11,988 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Culture

The Santuario Nacional Santo Cristo de Esquipulas is located in this district.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Santuario Nacional Santo Cristo de Esquipulas". 11 October 2017.


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