Orotina (canton)

Canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica

Canton in Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Orotina canton

9°53′33″N 84°34′33″W / 9.8926261°N 84.5757166°W / 9.8926261; -84.5757166Country

Costa RicaProvinceAlajuelaCreation1 August 1908^[1]Head cityOrotinaDistricts

Districts

Orotina
El Mastate
Hacienda Vieja
Coyolar
La Ceiba

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de OrotinaArea

• Total141.92 km² (54.80 sq mi)Elevation

198 m (650 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total20,341 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code209Websitemuniorotina.go.cr

Orotina is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city of the canton is also called Orotina.

History

Orotina was created on 1 August 1908 by decree 39.^[1]

Geography

Orotina has an area of 141.92 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 198 metres.^[2]

The canton lies on the western side of the Coastal Mountain Range between the Jesús María River and Machuca River on the north and the Grande de Tárcoles River on the south.

Districts

The canton of Orotina is subdivided into the following districts:

Orotina
El Mastate
Hacienda Vieja
Coyolar
La Ceiba

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	4,151	—
1950	5,951	43.4%
1963	7,093	19.2%
1973	8,479	19.5%
1984	10,494	23.8%
2000	15,705	49.7%
2011	20,341	29.5%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Orotina had a population of 20,341 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 3
National Route 27
National Route 34
National Route 137
National Route 757

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.