Upala is a canton in the

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province of

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. The head city is in

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 ...

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

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on the north, the Las Haciendas River on the northwest, Rito River on the southeast, and the

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on the south. The

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, Santa María,

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and Tenorio volcanoes are landmarks along the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Upala is subdivided into the following

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Demographics

For the 2011 census, Upala had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

Cantons of Alajuela Province Populated places in Alajuela Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub