Alvarado (canton)

Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Pacayas district.

Alvarado
Canton
Alvarado Municipality building
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Alvarado canton
Alvarado
Alvarado canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9432302°N 83.8009515°W / 9.9432302; -83.8009515
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
Creation9 July 1908[1]
Head cityPacayas
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Alvarado
Area
 • Total81.06 km2 (31.30 sq mi)
Elevation
1,610 m (5,280 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,312
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code306
Websitewww.munialvarado.go.cr

History

Alvarado was created on 9 July 1908 by decree 28.[1]

Geography

Alvarado has an area of 81.06 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,610 metres.[2]

The defunct Atlantic railway line delineates a portion of the southern boundary of the oval-shaped canton, along with the Reventazón River. The Turrialba River on the east and the Birrís River on the west help establish the canton's northern limits, which reach into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).

Districts

The canton of Alvarado is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Pacayas
  2. Cervantes
  3. Capellades

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19273,568—
19504,59728.8%
19636,46540.6%
19737,48415.8%
19848,33811.4%
200012,29047.4%
201114,31216.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Alvarado had a population of 14,312 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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