Alvarado (canton)

Canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica

Canton in Cartago, Costa Rica

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Alvarado canton

9°56′36″N 83°48′03″W / 9.9432302°N 83.8009515°W / 9.9432302; -83.8009515Country

Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCreation9 July 1908^[1]Head cityPacayasDistricts

Districts

Pacayas
Cervantes
Capellades

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de AlvaradoArea

• Total81.06 km² (31.30 sq mi)Elevation

1,610 m (5,280 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total14,312 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code306Websitewww.munialvarado.go.cr

Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in the Pacayas district.

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:

Pacayas
Cervantes
Capellades

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	3,568	—
1950	4,597	+1.11%
1963	6,465	+2.66%
1973	7,484	+1.47%
1984	8,338	+0.99%
2000	12,290	+2.45%
2011	14,312	+1.39%
2022	17,134	+1.65%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

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:

National Route 10
National Route 219
National Route 230
National Route 402
National Route 403
National Route 404
National Route 417

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^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.
^ 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).
^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.