Florencia is a

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, municip ...

of the San Carlos canton, in the

Alajuela Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela (canton), 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 ...

province of

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 bo ...

Location

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 3 districts; Cutris to the north, La Tigra to the west (also with the canton of San Ramón), Quesada and La Palmera to the east. While to the south it borders with the canton of Zarcero. Its head, the city of Florencia, is located 9.7 km (22 minutes) to the NW of Ciudad Quesada and 116 km (2 hours 32 minutes) to the NW of San José the capital of the nation.

Geography

Florencia has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. with a range between 100 and 600 meters above sea level. This variation of altitude is due to the fact that the southern part of the district is formed by the mountain foothills of the Central Mountain Range, while to the north, the territory follows a clear descent towards the plains of San Carlos.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Florencia had a population of inhabitants. It is the sixth most populated of the canton, behind of Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Pocosol and La Fortuna.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 4

National Route 4 * CR RNP 35

National Route 35 * CR RNS 141

National Route 141 * CR RNT 739

National Route 739 * CR RNT 748

National Route 748

Economy

Florence, the head, has health services, educational, financial, legal, lodging, post office, car repair, construction. Entertainment services are also offered in nightly venues. In terms of trade, the sale of fast foods, groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and various accessories stands out.

References

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