Garita District, Alajuela

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Garita
District
Garita district
Garita district location in Costa Rica
Garita district location in Costa Rica
Garita
Garita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′23″N 84°18′22″W / 9.9897201°N 84.3061084°W / 9.9897201; -84.3061084Coordinates: 9°59′23″N 84°18′22″W / 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

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

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
Census Pop. %±
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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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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