El Rosario | |
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![]() El Rosario district | |
Coordinates: 10°02′42″N84°23′03″W / 10.0449566°N 84.3841937°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Naranjo |
Creation | 14 January 1967 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,757 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 20607 |
El Rosario is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
El Rosario was created on 14 January 1967 by Ley 4020. Segregated from San Miguel. [2]
El Rosario has an area of 17.21 km2 [3] and an elevation of 835 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1973 | 1,495 | — |
1984 | 1,810 | +1.75% |
2000 | 3,129 | +3.48% |
2011 | 3,757 | +1.68% |
2022 | 4,125 | +0.85% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, El Rosario had a population of 3,757 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: