Alajuela Province
| Alajuela | |
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| Data | |
| Capital | Alajuela |
| population | 848.146 |
| surface | 9,754 km² |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km² |
| structure | 15 cantons |
| Other cities | San José de Alajuela , Quesada |
| Rivers | Río Frio , Río San Carlos |
| ISO 3166-2 | CR-A |
Alajuela is a province in northern Costa Rica on the border with Nicaragua . It extends over an area of 9754 km² and has a population of 848,146 (2011). The capital of the province is also called Alajuela .
Neighboring provinces are (clockwise) Heredia , San José , Puntarenas and Guanacaste .
Administrative division
The province is divided into 15 cantons:
| Canton | Capital | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 254.886 |
| Atenas | Atenas | 25,460 |
| Grecia | Grecia | 76,898 |
| Guatuso | San Rafael de Guatuso | 15,508 |
| Los Chiles | Los Chiles | 23,735 |
| Naranjo | Naranjo de Alajuela | 42,713 |
| Orotina | Orotina | 20,341 |
| Palmares | Palmares de Alajuela | 34,716 |
| Poas | San Pedro de Poas | 29,199 |
| San Carlos | Ciudad Quesada | 163,745 |
| San Mateo | San Mateo de Alajuela | 6.136 |
| San Ramón | San Ramon de los Palmares | 80,566 |
| Upala | Upala | 43,953 |
| Valverde Vega | Sarchí | 18,085 |
| Zarcero (formerly Alfaro Ruiz) | Zarcero | 12.205 |
Personalities
- Fernando Contreras Castro (* 1963)
Individual evidence
- ↑ inec.go.cr ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 119 kB) INEC; Retrieved October 13, 2012
Coordinates: 10 ° 7 ′ N , 84 ° 21 ′ W