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Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city. Toponymy Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... Geography Atenas has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is located on the western edge of the Central Valley (Valle Central), 25 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, 20 kilometers from Juan Santamaria International Airport, and 35 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose. It has a varied sets of altitudes starting at 300 meters above sea level in the Balsa and Rio Grande areas ascending to up to 1,200 meters above sea level in the San Isidro area. This wide spectrum of heigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atenas (canton)
Atenas is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named for the ancient city of Athens in Greece as rendered in Spanish. History Atenas was created on 7 August 1868 by decree 30. Geography Atenas has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Grande River forms the border on the canton's north and east sides. As the river moves south, it is joined by two other large rivers, the Poás River and the Virilla River, before turning west again and forming the canton's southern border under a new name, the Grande de Tárcoles River. The western border of the canton is established by a series of creeks and their canyons that cut through the Coastal Mountain Range. Districts The canton of Atenas is subdivided into the following Districts of Costa Rica, districts: # Atenas District, Atenas # Jesús District, Atenas, Jesús # Mercedes District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 135 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 135, or just Route 135 (, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers San Ramón canton ( San Ramón, San Rafael, San Isidro districts), Atenas canton (Atenas, Mercedes, San José, Santa Eulalia districts), Palmares canton ( Palmares, Zaragoza, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ..., Candelaria, La Granja districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 3 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 3, or just Route 3 (, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Alajuela, Heredia provinces. Description In San José province the route covers San José canton ( Uruca district). In Alajuela province the route covers Alajuela canton (Alajuela, San José, Río Segundo, Desamparados, Garita districts), San Mateo canton ( San Mateo, Desmonte districts), Atenas canton (Atenas, Jesús, Concepción districts), Orotina canton ( Orotina district). In Heredia province the route covers Heredia canton ( Heredia, Mercedes, San Francisco, Ulloa districts), Belén canton (La Ribera district), Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2. Including Komodo and Rinca islands ... canton ( Llorente district). References Highways in Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 707 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 707, or just Route 707 (, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Alajuela provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Turrubares canton ( San Pablo district). In Alajuela province the route covers Atenas canton (Atenas, Jesús Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ..., Escobal districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 134 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 134, or just Route 134 (, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela province. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Atenas canton (Atenas Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city. Toponymy Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Repu ..., Concepción districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alajuela Province
Alajuela () is a Provinces of Costa Rica, 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 Province, Heredia to the east, San Jose Province, San José to the south, Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste to the west. As of 2011, the province had a population of 885,571. Alajuela is composed of 16 Cantons of Costa Rica, 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, San Carlos, Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Naranjo de Alajuela, Naranjo, Zarcero, Orotina, Sarchí Norte, Upala, San Ramón, Costa Rica, San Ramón, Grecia, Costa Rica, 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 era, pr ... [...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 492 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;. However, 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 mayor's work. District Municipal Council There are seven District Municipal Councils () in districts that are geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 27 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 27, or just Route 27 (, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, is a route which connects the Greater Metropolitan Area to Caldera Port and the Pacific coast of the country. There are two named segments, from San José to Santa Ana the name is , and from Santa Ana to Caldera the name is (José María Castro Madriz National Road), also known as (San José-Caldera Highway), Description The design of the route dates from 1978, due to financial, political and bad management, it was opened thirty-two years later, in several segments since 2005. The route begins next to the National Gymnasium in Mata Redonda district of San José canton, and continues west with four lanes, two in each direction, then from the loop road Route 39 to the toll booths in Escazú there are six lanes, three in each direction. Afterward, until Ciudad Colón there are four lanes, two in each direction, then only two lanes, one in each direction until the junction with Rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica 2011 Census
The 2011 Costa Rican 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] |
CR RNT 707
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