Alajuelita Canton

Alajuelita is the name of the 10th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 21.17 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 75,418 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . The capital city of the canton is Alajuelita.

The odd-shaped canton reaches southwest from the suburbs of the national capital city of San José. It is delineated by the Río Tiribí on the northeast, Río Cañas on the east, Río Poás on the southeast, and the Cerros de Escazú at it far southwestern end.

The canton of Alajuelita is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).

# Alajuelita
# San Josecito
# San Antonio
# Concepción
# San Felipe

History

The canton was established by a decree of June 4, 1909.

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