Garita District, Alajuela

Garita
District
Garita district
Garita Garita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′23″N84°18′22″W / 9.9897201°N 84.3061084°W / 9.9897201; -84.3061084
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Creation	6 November 1922
Area
• Total	33.91 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Elevation	693 m (2,274 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,277
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20113

Garita is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Garita was created on 6 November 1922 by Decreto 28. ^[2]

Geography

Garita has an area of 33.91 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 693 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	367	—
1892	503	+3.56%
1927	911	+1.71%
1950	1,434	+1.99%
1963	2,109	+3.01%
1973	3,138	+4.05%
1984	4,114	+2.49%
2000	6,856	+3.24%
2011	7,277	+0.54%
2022	9,296	+2.25%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Garita had a population of 7,277 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 3
• National Route 136
• National Route 721

References

• Costa Rica portal

1. "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. 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.
3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
6. "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.