Palmares (canton)

Coordinates: 10°02′48″N 84°26′14″W / 10.0465715°N 84.4372672°W / 10.0465715; -84.4372672
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Palmares
Canton
Palmares Church
Palmares Church
Palmares
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Palmares
Area
 • Total38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Elevation
1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total41,805
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code207
Websitewww.munipalmares.go.cr

Palmares is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

History

Palmares was created on 30 July 1888 by decree 68.[1]

The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belén, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products.

Geography

Palmares has an area of 38.06 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,028 metres.[2]

The canton encompasses a circular area with the city of Palmares at its center. The Aguacate Mountains establish the boundary on the canton's southwestern edge and the Grande River delineates the boundary on its north and northeast sides.

Districts

Districts of Palmares

The canton of Palmares is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Palmares
  2. Zaragoza
  3. Buenos Aires
  4. Santiago
  5. Candelaria
  6. Esquipulas
  7. La Granja

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2011
34,71616.6%

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

For the

2011 census, Palmares had a population of 34,716 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9977-64-243-5
    . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. 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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