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Alajuela
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Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.
Alajuela is a city in Costa Rica that serves as both the capital of Alajuela Province and the main administrative center of Alajuela canton. It holds importance as the primary city governing the first canton established in its province.
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Place details
- Locality
- Alajuela
- Region
- Alajuela
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 47,494
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Alajuela
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District, City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de la Provincia de Alajuela.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Alajuela.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- (City of Mangoes)
- Settlement.motto
- For our country, our blood
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapsize
- 275px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Alajuela and surrounding area
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Costa Rica
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Alajuela within Costa Rica
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Costa Rica
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Alajuela Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Alajuela
- Population
- 44374
- Area
- 10.61
- Elevation
- 952
- Image
- Alajuela, Costa Rica - Juan Park.png
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- Commons category
- Alajuela
- postal code
- 20101
- inception
- 1782-10-12
- native label
- Alajuela
- P12749
- Eimsbüttel
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
There is not very much to see in the city itself, but Alajuela is an excellent spot for beginning and ending a trip in part due to "San José" Airport being here.
Do
For the nearby Braulio Carrillo National Park and Poás Volcano National Park see region article on Central Valley. The will take you to the top of the volcano in the Poás Volcano National Park and then return you to Alajuela after several hours.
Go next
Atenas, in Alajuela Province – It had been ranked as the best weather worldwide. Atenas town in well known by the American community here. It is on the way to the central Pacific beaches becoming a mandatory stop on the way to Jaco or Manuel Antonio National Park. San Ramon Grecia Palmares
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- History
- Economy
- Transportation
- Road transportation
- Rail transportation
- Sports
- Gallery
- Sister cities
- Notable residents
- Historical
- Born in or live in Alajuela
- References
- External links
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.
Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport, which is south of Alajuela downtown.
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