Sabanilla District, Alajuela

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

Sabanilla
District
Sabanilla district
Sabanilla Sabanilla district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1173881°N 84.2086348°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Area
• Total	43.05 km^2 (16.62 sq mi)
Elevation	1,270 m (4,170 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,059
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20107

Sabanilla town lies about 12 km by road north of the centre of Alajuela. It covers an area of 43,32 km² and as of 2011 had a population of 9,059 people.[3] A major coffee producing area, in which is located Doka Estate, a supplier of Starbucks.[4] Another important activity is motocross, since they have one of the most important motocross tracks in the country, La Olla del Poás, better known as La Fergara in its locality, El Cerro.

Geography

Sabanilla has an area of 43.05 km²[5] and an elevation of 1,270 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1883	918		—
1892	1,456		58.6%
1927	1,461		0.3%
1950	2,995		105.0%
1963	4,155		38.7%
1973	4,765		14.7%
1984	4,899		2.8%
2000	8,335		70.1%
2011	9,059		8.7%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the 2011 census, Sabanilla had a population of 9,059 inhabitants. [8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 107
• National Route 120
• National Route 130
• National Route 146
• National Route 712

Settlements

1. Sabanilla (The district center)
2. Fraijanes
3. Poasito
4. San Luis
5. El Cerro
6. Los Ángeles
7. Lajas
8. La Doka
9. Bajo Santa Bárbara
10. Alto del Desengaño
11. Vargas (Part of it)
12. El Espino (Part of it)

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. Datos del censo 2000, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
4. Glassman, Paul (2006). Costa Rica Guide. Open Road Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781593600686.
5. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
7. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
8. "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.