Alfaro District
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Alfaro | |
|---|---|
 Alfaro district | |
  Alfaro Alfaro district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′22″N 84°30′10″W / 10.0893199°N 84.5026565°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Ramón |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,137 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20209 |
Alfaro is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography[edit]
Alfaro has an area of 17.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,120 metres.[1]
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 639 | — | |
| 1950 | 860 | 34.6% | |
| 1963 | 1,102 | 28.1% | |
| 1973 | 1,348 | 22.3% | |
| 1984 | 2,030 | 50.6% | |
| 2000 | 4,741 | 133.5% | |
| 2011 | 7,137 | 50.5% | |
| Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] | |||
For the 2011 census, Alfaro had a population of 7,137 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
 Districts of Alajuela Province | |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | |
| San Ramón | |
| Grecia | |
| San Mateo | |
| Atenas | |
| Naranjo | |
| Palmares | |
| Poás | |
| Orotina | |
| San Carlos | |
| Zarcero | |
| Sarchí | |
| Upala | |
| Los Chiles | |
| Guatuso | |
| Río Cuarto | |
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