Garita District, Alajuela
District in Alajuela canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica
District in Alajuela, Costa Rica
9°59′23″N 84°18′22″W / 9.9897201°N 84.3061084°W / 9.9897201; -84.3061084![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
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Garita is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Garita was created on 6 November 1922 by Decreto 28.[2]
Geography
Garita has an area of 33.91 km2[3] and an elevation of 693 metres.[1]
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 367 | — | |
1892 | 503 | 37.1% | |
1927 | 911 | 81.1% | |
1950 | 1,434 | 57.4% | |
1963 | 2,109 | 47.1% | |
1973 | 3,138 | 48.8% | |
1984 | 4,114 | 31.1% | |
2000 | 6,856 | 66.7% | |
2011 | 7,277 | 6.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Garita had a population of 7,277 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 1
National Route 3
National Route 136
National Route 721
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
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