Back الأخويلا (كانتون) Arabic Cantó d'Alajuela Catalan Cantón Central de Alajuela CEB Cantón de Alajuela Spanish آلاخوئلا (کانتون) Persian Alajuela (canton) French Ալախուելա (գավառ) Armenian Cantone di Alajuela Italian Alajuela (kanton) Dutch Alajuela (kanton) NB
Alajuela | |
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 Alajuela canton | |
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| Coordinates: 10°09′50″N 84°15′52″W / 10.163979°N 84.2645463°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Alajuela |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Alajuela |
| • Mayor | Roberto Hernán Thompson Chacón (PLN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 391.62 km2 (151.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 942 m (3,091 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 254,886 |
• Estimate (2022) | 322,143 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 201 |
| Website | www |
Alajuela is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2] Its head city is the provincial capital city of Alajuela.
- ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.