Upala (canton)

Upala is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Upala district.

Upala
Canton
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Upala canton
Upala
Upala canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.8684512°N 85.1637293°W / 10.8684512; -85.1637293
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
Creation17 March 1970[1]
Head cityUpala
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Upala
Area
 • Total1,580.67 km2 (610.30 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,953
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code213
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History

Upala was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541.[1]

Geography

Upala has an area of 1,580.67 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 194 metres.[2]

Upala Canton is bordered by Nicaragua on the north, the Las Haciendas River on the northwest, Rito River on the southeast, and the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the south. The Rincón de la Vieja, Santa María, Miravalles and Tenorio volcanoes are landmarks along the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Upala is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Upala
  2. Aguas Claras
  3. San José
  4. Bijagua
  5. Delicias
  6. Dos Ríos
  7. Yolillal
  8. Canalete

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
197315,971—
198426,06163.2%
200037,67944.6%
201143,95316.7%

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

For the 2011 census, Upala had a population of 43,953 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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