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Upala
Upala is a district of the Upala canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. History Upala was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law of May 4, 1970. Geography Upala has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is in the northwest corner of the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos) in northern Costa Rica, southeast of La Cruz, northwest of Ciudad Quesada, from the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and from the national capital city of San José. Demographics For the 2011 census, Upala had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 4 * National Route 6 * National Route 138 * National Route 164 * National Route 728 * National Route 729 * National Route 730 * National Route 731 Economy Upala is a supply center for cattle ranchers and rice growers in the area. A hospital, bank, medical clinic, pharmacy and gas station are here. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upala (canton)
Upala is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Upala district. History Upala was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541. Geography Upala has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Upala Canton is bordered by Nicaragua on the north, the Las Haciendas River on the northwest, Rito River on the southeast, and the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the south. The Rincón de la Vieja, Santa María, Miravalles and Tenorio volcanoes are landmarks along the southern border. Districts The canton of Upala is subdivided into the following districts: # Upala # Aguas Claras # San José # Bijagua # Delicias # Dos Ríos # Yolillal # Canalete Canalete is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Car ... Demographics For the 2011 census, Upala had a popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 164 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 164, or just Route 164 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 164, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Guanacaste provinces. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala, Aguas Claras, Delicias, Canalete districts). In Guanacaste province the route covers Bagaces canton (Bagaces, Mogote A mogote () is a generally-isolated steep-sided residual hill in the tropics composed of either limestone, marble, or dolomite. Mogotes are surrounded by nearly flat alluvial plains. The hills typically have a rounded, tower-like form. Overvie ... districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 6 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 6, or just Route 6 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 6, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Guanacaste provinces. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala, Bijagua, Canalete districts). In Guanacaste province the route covers Bagaces canton ( Río Naranjo district), Cañas canton (Cañas Canas or Cañas may refer to: Places * Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico * Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica * Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Caña ..., Palmira districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 731 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 731, or just Route 731 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 731, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala Upala is a district of the Upala canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. History Upala was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law of May 4, 1970. Geography Upala has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is in the no ..., Yolillal districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 730 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 730, or just Route 730 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 730, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala, Canalete Canalete is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Cari ... districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 729 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 729, or just Route 729 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 729, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala, Canalete Canalete is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Cari ... districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 728 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 728, or just Route 728 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 728, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Upala canton (Upala Upala is a district of the Upala canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. History Upala was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law of May 4, 1970. Geography Upala has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is in the ..., Delicias districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alajuela Province
Alajuela () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west. As of 2011, the province had a population of 885,571. Alajuela is composed of 16 cantons, which are divided into 111 districts. It covers an area of 9,757.53 square kilometers. The provincial capital is Alajuela. Other large cities include Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Naranjo, Zarcero, Orotina, Sarchí Norte, Upala, San Ramón, Grecia and Los Chiles. Provincial history Pre-Columbia and the arrival of the Spanish Costa Rica has been inhabited for nearly 10,000 years, but little is known of its pre-Columbian history. Alajuela was occupied by several indigenous groups just before the arrival of the Spanish. Despite being between two major civilizations, indigenous groups sparsely populated the area.undefinedISLS: Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 4 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 4, or Route 4, is a national primary road, which covers the northern region of the country, through the provinces of Limón, Heredia, Alajuela and Guanacaste. The (North Atlantic Drive) is made from the section between Guápiles and Limón of the Route 32, and this route. It allows direct travel between the Caribbean coast of the country to the northwest canton of La Cruz in Guanacaste Province. Description Route 4 covers the north provinces of the country, and allows to travel between the Pacific Ocean districts and the Caribbean side of the country without going through the Greater Metropolitan Area at the central valley. Together with Route 32, it forms the northwest end of the (North Atlantic Drive), which allows to traverse the country from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean sea. According to National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models (LANAMME) at the University of Costa Rica, Route 4 is not safe for the high vehicular traffic exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 138 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 138, is a road between Route 4 and Route 35, contained in the north plains of the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Description Starting west on Route 4, the road follows a slightly northeast direction towards Route 35. It is the main access route to the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica twenty kilometers south of Los Chiles near the border with Nicaragua in the Alajuela province. The refuge is a w .... Most of the road is made of gravel, except for an asphalt segment on the west of the road. Locations The entire route is in Alajuela province. History In May 2020 the segment between Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and Route 35, was asphalted for a total of . References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica 2011 Census
The Costa Rica 2011 Census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'' (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people).Semana del Censo Nacional: INEC pide a la población responder el Censo Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Costa Rica, 2011-05-31. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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