Orotina | |
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Coordinates: 9°54′08″N84°31′30″W / 9.9023536°N 84.5250233°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Orotina |
Area | |
• Total | 21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,664 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 20901 |
Orotina is a district of the Orotina canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Orotina has an area of 21.59 km2 [3] and an elevation of 229 metres. [1] It is in a relatively flat section on the west side of the coastal mountain range of Costa Rica, It is 26 kilometers northeast of the Pacific Ocean at Tárcoles, 48 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and 66 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1927 | 2,294 | — |
1950 | 3,018 | +1.20% |
1963 | 3,925 | +2.04% |
1973 | 5,038 | +2.53% |
1984 | 6,539 | +2.40% |
2000 | 8,045 | +1.30% |
2011 | 9,664 | +1.68% |
2022 | 10,880 | +1.08% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, Orotina had a population of 9,664 inhabitants. [6]
With the National Route 27 completed the time it takes to get from the capital to Orotina is just about 45 minutes, instead of the 80–90 minutes it used to take.
The district is covered by the following road routes:
In 2017 the Government confirmed that Costa Rica's New Metropolitan International Airport would be built in Orotina in 2027. [7] However, by December 2019, the plans were shelved indefinitely. [8]
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