Sabanilla | |
|---|---|
 Sabanilla district | |
  Sabanilla Sabanilla district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°07′03″N 84°12′31″W / 10.1173881°N 84.2086348°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Alajuela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.05 km2 (16.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,270 m (4,170 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,059 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20107 |
Sabanilla is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Sabanilla town lies about 12 km by road north of the centre of Alajuela. It covers an area of 43,32 km2 and as of 2011 had a population of 9,059 people.[3] A major coffee producing area, in which is located Doka Estate, a supplier of Starbucks.[4] Another important activity is motocross, since they have one of the most important motocross tracks in the country, La Olla del Poás, better known as La Fergara in its locality, El Cerro.
Geography
Sabanilla has an area of 43.05 km2[5] and an elevation of 1,270 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 918 | — | |
| 1892 | 1,456 | 58.6% | |
| 1927 | 1,461 | 0.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,995 | 105.0% | |
| 1963 | 4,155 | 38.7% | |
| 1973 | 4,765 | 14.7% | |
| 1984 | 4,899 | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | 8,335 | 70.1% | |
| 2011 | 9,059 | 8.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] |
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For the 2011 census, Sabanilla had a population of 9,059 inhabitants.[8]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Settlements
- Sabanilla (The district center)
- Fraijanes
- Poasito
- San Luis
- El Cerro
- Los Ángeles
- Lajas
- La Doka
- Bajo Santa Bárbara
- Alto del Desengaño
- Vargas (Part of it)
- El Espino (Part of it)
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Datos del censo 2000, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
- ^ Glassman, Paul (2006). Costa Rica Guide. Open Road Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781593600686.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
 Districts of Alajuela Province | |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | |
| San Ramón | |
| Grecia | |
| San Mateo | |
| Atenas | |
| Naranjo | |
| Palmares | |
| Poás | |
| Orotina | |
| San Carlos | |
| Zarcero | |
| Sarchí | |
| Upala | |
| Los Chiles | |
| Guatuso | |
| Río Cuarto | |
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