Alfaro is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Alfaro | |
|---|---|
 Alfaro district | |
  Alfaro Alfaro district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′22″N 84°30′10″W / 10.0893199°N 84.5026565°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Ramón |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,137 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20209 |
Geography
editAlfaro has an area of 17.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,120 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 639 | — |
| 1950 | 860 | +1.30% |
| 1963 | 1,102 | +1.93% |
| 1973 | 1,348 | +2.04% |
| 1984 | 2,030 | +3.79% |
| 2000 | 4,741 | +5.44% |
| 2011 | 7,137 | +3.79% |
| 2022 | 8,512 | +1.61% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Alfaro had a population of 7,137 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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.
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