La Palmera, San Carlos

La Palmera
District
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La Palmera district
La Palmera district location in Costa Rica
La Palmera district location in Costa Rica
La Palmera
La Palmera district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°21′55″N 84°23′54″W / 10.3652639°N 84.3983932°W / 10.3652639; -84.3983932
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSan Carlos
Creation5 February 1952
Area
 • Total
100.45 km2 (38.78 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,321
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21009

La Palmera is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

La Palmera was created on 5 February 1952 by Decreto Ejecutivo 15.[2]

Geography

La Palmera has an area of 100.45 km2[3] which makes it the eleventh district of the canton by area and a mean elevation of 350 metres.[1]

It is located at an elevation range between 100 and 2200 meters above sea level.[4]

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders four districts; Cutris to the north, Aguas Zarcas to the East, Florencia and y Quesada to the west. While to the south it borders with the canton of Sarchí.

Its head, the town of La Palmera, is located 19.4 km (54 minutes) NE of Ciudad Quesada and 106 km (3 hours 4 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19631,918—    
19732,432+2.40%
19842,844+1.43%
20004,608+3.06%
20116,321+2.92%
202211,929+5.94%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, La Palmera had a population of 6,321 inhabitants.[7] It is the tenth more populated district of the canton, behind of Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Pital, La Fortuna, Florencia, Pocosol and Cutris.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Settlements

La Palmera has 6 population centers:

  • La Palmera (head of the district)
  • La Marina
  • Santa Rosa
  • Concepción
  • San Francisco
  • La Unión

Economy

The main activity of this place is livestock, and in less proportion the cultivation of citrus, sugar cane, roots and tubers. There is also the exploitation of calcium carbonate.

Tourist services are also offered in the facilities of La Marina and the thermal waters (shares sources with Aguas Zarcas) where you can appreciate the nature that characterizes the place.

La Palmera urban area, has health services, educational, restaurants and grocery stores.

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Situational diagnosis of the Canton of San Carlos" (pdf). Municipality of San Carlos.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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.


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