Yolillal

For the palm tree known in Spanish as yolilla, see Raphia taedigera.

Yolillal
District
Yolillal district
Yolillal Yolillal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°53′58″N84°56′20″W / 10.8995789°N 84.9389329°W / 10.8995789; -84.9389329
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Upala
Creation	26 November 1980
Area
• Total	139.54 km2 (53.88 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,308
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	21307

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

Toponymy

The name means a place with an abundant yollillo, a plant.

History

Yolillal was created on 26 November 1980 by Decreto Ejecutivo 12092-G. ^[2]

Geography

Yolillal has an area of 139.54 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 39 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1984	2,728	—
2000	3,019	+0.64%
2011	3,308	+0.83%
2022	4,145	+2.07%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Yolillal had a population of 3,308 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 4
• National Route 138
• National Route 731

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. 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). 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.