Alajuelita
Alajuelita is a district of the Alajuelita canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Alajuelita | |
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Alajuelita Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 9.9034638°N 84.0995923°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Canton | Alajuelita |
Area | |
• Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,988 |
• Density | 9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 11001 |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 1,630 | — | |
1883 | 1,613 | −1.0% | |
1892 | 2,844 | 76.3% | |
1927 | 731 | −74.3% | |
1950 | 1,582 | 116.4% | |
1963 | 4,280 | 170.5% | |
1973 | 6,673 | 55.9% | |
1984 | 8,280 | 24.1% | |
2000 | 12,247 | 47.9% | |
2011 | 11,988 | −2.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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.
- "Santuario Nacional Santo Cristo de Esquipulas". 11 October 2017.
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