Florencia, San Carlos

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

Florencia
District
Florencia district
Florencia
Florencia district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.3665081°N 84.4813611°W / 10.3665081; -84.4813611
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSan Carlos
Area
 • Total198.54 km2 (76.66 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,149
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21002

Location

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 3 districts; Cutris to the north, La Tigra to the west (also with the canton of San Ramón), Quesada and La Palmera to the east. While to the south it borders with the canton of Zarcero.

Its head, the city of Florencia, is located 9.7 km (22 minutes) to the NW of Ciudad Quesada and 116 km (2 hours 32 minutes) to the NW of San José the capital of the nation.

Geography

Florencia has an area of 198.54 km²[3] and an mean elevation of 225 metres.[1] with a range between 100 and 600 meters above sea level.

This variation of altitude is due to the fact that the southern part of the district is formed by the mountain foothills of the Central Mountain Range, while to the north, the territory follows a clear descent towards the plains of San Carlos.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19271,415—
19504,299203.8%
19637,39472.0%
19737,237−2.1%
19847,4593.1%
200012,44466.8%
201115,14921.7%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Florencia had a population of 15,149 inhabitants. [6]It is the sixth most populated of the canton, behind of Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Pocosol and La Fortuna.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

Florence, the head, has health services, educational, financial, legal, lodging, post office, car repair, construction.

Entertainment services are also offered in nightly venues.

In terms of trade, the sale of fast foods, groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and various accessories stands out.

See also

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). 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. "2011 Census Population Report" (PDF). INEC. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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