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Venecia, San Carlos
Venecia is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy Named after Venice in Italy, due to the numerous rivers that give life to it. History Venecia was created on 16 October 1935 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 110. Geography Venecia has an area of km2 which makes it the tenth district of the canton by area and an elevation of metres. It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 2 districts; Pital to the north, Aguas Zarcas to the west. While at the border with the cantons of Rio Cuarto to the east and Sarchí to the south. Its head, the town of Venecia, is located 26.8 km (43 minutes) to the NW of Ciudad Quesada Quesada is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. It is the head city of the canton of San Carlos. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly referred to by the area name of San Carlos. Ciu ... and 80.4 km (2 hours 17 minutes) to the ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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San Carlos (canton)
San Carlos is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica, with an estimated population of 198,742 as of 2022. It ranks as the fourth-most populous canton in the country and is the 1st largest by area. It borders Nicaragua to the north, San Ramón, Zarcero and Sarchí the south, Río Cuarto and Sarapiquí to the east, and Los Chiles, Guatuso, Tilarán and San Ramón to the west. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada. The canton is known for its extensive plains, high levels of rainfall, and fertile soils, which make it one of Costa Rica’s most productive economic regions. Its economy is driven by a wide range of agricultural activities, including cattle ranching, beef and dairy production, and the cultivation of crops such as sugarcane, pineapple, citrus fruits, tubers, and basic grains. A notable feature of the canton is the Arenal Volcano, located in the district of La Fortuna. This active stratovolcano, which rises to 1,670 metres (5,479 ft) above se ...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly . An estimated people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Presidential system, presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceut ...
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Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 438 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po River, Po and the Piave River, Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta (river), Brenta and the Sile (river), Sile). As of 2025, 249,466 people resided in greater Venice or the Comune of Venice, of whom about 51,000 live in the historical island city of Venice (''centro storico'') and the rest on the mainland (''terraferma''). Together with the cities of Padua, Italy, Padua and Treviso, Italy, Treviso, Venice is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE), which is considered a statistical metropolitan area, with a total population of 2.6 million. The name is derived from the ancient Adr ...
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ...
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Pital, San Carlos
Pital 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 Pital was created on 5 November 1948 by Decreto 36. Geography Pital has an area of km2 which makes it the third district of the canton by area and an elevation of metres. It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 3 districts; Venice to the south, Cutris and Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, Aguas Zarcas to the west. While to the north it borders with Nicaragua and to the east with the province of Heredia Province, Heredia. Its head, the city of Pital, is located 28.6 km (50 minutes) NE of Quesada (Costa Rica) and 91.9 km (2 hours 30 minutes) to NW of San José the capital of the nation. It is located at an elevation of 100 meters above sea level. It is located at low altitude, because much of the district is located in the plains of San Carlos. Demographics For the Costa Rica 2011 C ...
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Aguas Zarcas
Aguas Zarcas is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the San Carlos (canton), San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy The name of Aguas Zarcas, comes from the hot spring waters that could well be called "Aguas de azul suave". History From 1800, Germans, Italians and Spaniards formed the ancestors of Aguas Zarcas, the same ones that founded the Spanish colony. Its colonizers were in charge of carrying out bites in the mountain to facilitate the arrival to the inhabitants that came from Villa Quesada looking for a place where to live. Geography Aguas Zarcas has an area of km2 making it the eighth district of the canton by area and an elevation of metres. It is located at an elevation range of 100 to 2100 meters above sea level. This great variation of altitude is because in the South of the district are the mountain foothills of the Central Mountain Range, whereas in a northerly direction, the territory follows a clear desce ...
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Río Cuarto (canton)
Río Cuarto is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Río Cuarto district. Toponymy Translates to ''Fourth River''. History Río Cuarto was created on 20 April 2018 by decree 9440. It was originally a district of Grecia, however not on contiguous land as it was separated from Grecia when Sarchí canton, which was also part of Grecia originally, became a canton in 1949. After agreement of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica in second debate the Thursday 30 March 2017, Río Cuarto district became a canton, then in 2018 three districts were created in the canton. Geography Río Cuarto has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. It is located to the north of the Poás Volcano. It limits to the north and the west with the canton of San Carlos, to the east and also to the north with the canton of Sarapiquí to the south with the cantons of Alajuela and Zarcero. Its head city is Río Cuarto, which is located north of San José ...
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Sarchí (canton)
Sarchí is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Sarchí Norte district. Toponymy The ''Sarchí'' word means ''Open Field'' in the Huetar language of the Huetar people that once inhabited the area. On 7 August 2019, by Law 9658, the canton changed its previous name from Valverde Vega to Sarchí. History Sarchí was created on 26 October 1949 by decree 766. It was originally named Valverde Vega in honor of Dr. Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a medic and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union) after more than forty years of struggle. The members of the board that worked to create it were Samuel Alfaro Alpízar, Efraím Zamora Castro, Daube Alfaro Castro, Pedro Alfaro Zamora, Hebly Inkseter Soto, Otoniel Alfaro Alfaro, Elécer Pérez Conejo, who are known today as its founders. The canton was inaugurated on 1 January 1950. Geography Sarchí has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The elongated canton lies b ...
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Quesada, San Carlos
Quesada is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. It is the head city of the canton of San Carlos. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly referred to by the area name of San Carlos. Ciudad Quesada is also the most populous city in the canton of San Carlos. The city is the economic and political center of the region, especially for the agricultural and dairy industries. The Quesada district and its surrounding areas produce about 65% of all milk in Costa Rica. Geography Quesada has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is located at the foot of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) on the southern edge of the San Carlos Plain, an expansive lowland that forms a major part of the Caribbean slope in northern Costa Rica. It is 79 km northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 90.9 km from the national capital city of San José. History The city was first called La Unión, which ...
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San José, Costa Rica
San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital city, capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Costa Rican Central Valley, Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's Cantons of Costa Rica, cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) and having within it an estimated population of people in 2022. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia, Costa Rica, Heredia and Cartago, Costa Rica, Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area (Costa Rica), Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Saint Joseph, Joseph of Nazareth. Founded in 17 ...
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