Palmares (canton)

Palmares
Canton
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Palmares canton
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Coordinates: 10°02′48″N84°26′14″W / 10.0465715°N 84.4372672°W / 10.0465715; -84.4372672
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	30 July 1888 [1]
Head city	Palmares
Districts	Districts Palmares Zaragoza Buenos Aires Santiago Candelaria Esquipulas La Granja
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Palmares
Area
• Total	38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Elevation	1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	41,805
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	207
Website	www.munipalmares.go.cr

Palmares is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Palmares was created on 30 July 1888 by decree 68. ^[1]

The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belén, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products.

Geography

Palmares has an area of 38.06 km^{2 [4]} and a mean elevation of 1,028 metres. ^[2]

The canton encompasses a circular area with the city of Palmares at its center. The Aguacate Mountains establish the boundary on the canton's southwestern edge and the Grande River delineates the boundary on its north and northeast sides.

Districts

Districts of Palmares

The canton of Palmares is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Palmares
2. Zaragoza
3. Buenos Aires
4. Santiago
5. Candelaria
6. Esquipulas
7. La Granja

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1892	2,770	—
1927	6,683	+2.55%
1950	7,934	+0.75%
1963	12,283	+3.42%
1973	14,495	+1.67%
1984	17,815	+1.89%
2000	29,766	+3.26%
2011	34,716	+1.41%
2022	39,148	+1.10%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

The current population of the Canton from the 2022 Census is 39,148 ^[7] , showing almost 13% growth in the district since the 2011 census, when Palmares had a population of 34,716 inhabitants. ^[8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 135
• National Route 148
• National Route 169
• National Route 713
• National Route 714
• National Route 715

References

1. 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.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. "Censo 2022". INEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
8. "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.