Bijagua is the fourth

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of the

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 ...

canton, in the

Alajuela Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...

province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Bijagua has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is a small town approximately 26 km south of

in Northern plains of Costa Rica. The town is situated in a valley between the

Miravalles The Miravalles Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano in Costa Rica. The caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption. When large volumes of magma are e ...

and Tenorio volcanoes.

Locations

* Towns: Altamira, Carlos Vargas. * Hamlets: Ángeles, Achiote, Cuesta Pichardo, Chorros, Florecitas, Flores, Higuerón, Jardín, Macho, Pata de Gallo (San Cristóbal) (part), Pueblo Nuevo, Reserva, San Miguel, Santo Domingo, Zapote.

Economy

The local economy is primarily farming, including vegetable production and cattle raising. Tourism exists due in part to the primary growth rainforest located in the area. Bijagua is approximately 16 km from

Tenorio Volcano National Park Tenorio Volcano National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio) is a National Park in the northern part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area. The jewel of the National Park is the Tenorio Volcano, from whi ...

and the

Celeste River Celeste River () is a river in Tenorio Volcano National Park of Costa Rica. It is notable for its distinctive turquoise coloration. The Celeste River also borders several hot springs and has one large waterfall. It takes about an hour to hike to ...

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 6

National Route 6

References

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