Alajuelita

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

Alajuelita
District
Alajuelita district
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Alajuelita
Alajuelita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 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

Geography

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

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
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. "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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