La Palmera, San Carlos
La Palmera is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the San Carlos (canton), San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. History La Palmera was created on 5 February 1952 by Decreto Ejecutivo 15. Geography La Palmera has an area of km² which makes it the eleventh district of the canton by area and a mean elevation of metres. It is located at an elevation range between 100 and 2200 meters above sea level. It is located in the northern region of the country and borders four districts; Cutris to the north, Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, Aguas Zarcas to the East, Florencia, Costa Rica, Florencia and y Quesada, Costa Rica, Quesada to the west. While to the south it borders with the canton of Sarchí (canton), 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 For the Costa Rica 2011 Census, 2011 ...
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Districts Of Costa Rica
According to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica, Territorial Administrative Division the Cantons of Costa Rica, cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 488 districts (''distritos''), each of which has a unique five digit postal code. Government organization Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council; although the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality, the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the work of the mayor. District Municipal Council There are eight District Municipal Councils (), in districts that area geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the mu ...
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