La Palmera, San Carlos
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La Palmera | |
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 Interactive map of La Palmera | |
  La Palmera La Palmera district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′55″N 84°23′54″W / 10.3652639°N 84.3983932°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Carlos |
| Creation | 5 February 1952 |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.45 km2 (38.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,321 |
| • Density | 62.93/km2 (163.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 21009 |
La Palmera is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
La Palmera was created on 5 February 1952 by Decreto Ejecutivo 15.[2]
Geography
La Palmera has an area of 100.45 km2[3] which makes it the eleventh district of the canton by area and a mean elevation of 350 metres.[1]
It is located at an elevation range between 100 and 2200 meters above sea level.[4]
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders four districts; Cutris to the north, Aguas Zarcas to the East, Florencia and y Quesada to the west. While to the south it borders with the canton of Sarchí.
Its head, the town of La Palmera, is located 19.4 km (54 minutes) NE of Ciudad Quesada and 106 km (3 hours 4 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,918 | — |
| 1973 | 2,432 | +2.40% |
| 1984 | 2,844 | +1.43% |
| 2000 | 4,608 | +3.06% |
| 2011 | 6,321 | +2.92% |
| 2022 | 11,929 | +5.94% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, La Palmera had a population of 6,321 inhabitants.[7] It is the tenth more populated district of the canton, behind of Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Pital, La Fortuna, Florencia, Pocosol and Cutris.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
