Alvarado (canton)
Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in the Pacayas district.
Alvarado | |
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 Alvarado Municipality building | |
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Alvarado canton | |
  Alvarado Alvarado canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.9432302°N 83.8009515°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 9 July 1908[1] |
| Head city | Pacayas |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Alvarado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.06 km2 (31.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,610 m (5,280 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,312 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 306 |
| Website | www |
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:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 3,568 | — | |
| 1950 | 4,597 | 28.8% | |
| 1963 | 6,465 | 40.6% | |
| 1973 | 7,484 | 15.8% | |
| 1984 | 8,338 | 11.4% | |
| 2000 | 12,290 | 47.4% | |
| 2011 | 14,312 | 16.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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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
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.