Garita District, Alajuela

Garita is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Garita
District
Garita district
Garita
Garita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9897201°N 84.3061084°W / 9.9897201; -84.3061084
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAlajuela
Creation6 November 1922
Area
 • Total33.91 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Elevation
693 m (2,274 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,277
 • Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20113

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
CensusPop.%±
1883367—
189250337.1%
192791181.1%
19501,43457.4%
19632,10947.1%
19733,13848.8%
19844,11431.1%
20006,85666.7%
20117,2776.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

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:

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "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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