Alajuela (canton)

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History

Alajuela was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[2]

Geography

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Northward from the city of Alajuela, the canton continues along the border with the province of Heredia to its east, encompassing a strip of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano. On the Caribbean side of the mountains, the canton takes in a portion of the Sarapiquí area. The Río Poás (Poas River) forms the major portion of the canton's western border, finally giving way to the Río Poasito as the territory ascends into the Cordillera Central.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Southwest of the city of Alajuela, the canton of Alajuela ends at the confluence of the Río Grande (Great River) and the Río Virilla (Virilla River).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Government

Mayor

According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Roberto Hernán Thompson Chacón, was elected mayor of the canton with 22.73% of the votes, with Sofía Marcela González Barquero and Elías Mateo Chaves Hernández as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]

Mayors of Alajuela since the 2002 elections[6]
Period Name Party
2002–2006 Fabio Molina Rojas File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg PLN
2006–2010 Joyce Mary Zurcher Blen
2010–2016 Roberto Hernán Thompson Chacón
2016–2020
2020–2024 Humberto Soto Herrera
2024–2028 Roberto Hernán Thompson Chacón

Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called Script error: No such module "Lang".) are elected every four years. Alajuela's Municipal Council has 11 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is absent.[4] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Let's Renovate Alajuela Party member, Francisco Javier Sánchez Gómez, with National Liberation Party member, Mercedes Gutiérrez Carvajal, as vice president.[7] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

Current composition of the Municipal Council of Alajuela after the 2024 municipal elections[8]
File:Costa Rica Alajuela Concejo Municipal 2024.svg
Political parties in the Municipal Council of Alajuela
Political party Regidores
№ Owner Substitute
File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg National Liberation Party (PLN) 3 Marvin Venegas Melendéz Luis Emilio Hernández León
Mercedes Gutiérrez Carvajal(VP) Argerie María Córdoba Rodríguez
Eder Francisco Hernández Ulloa Luis Porfirio Campos Porras
File:Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 2 Jorge Arturo Campos Araya Marvin Alberto Mora Bolaños
Kathia Marcela Guzmán Cerdas María Fernanda Marten Rodríguez
File:Bandera Partido Renovemos Alajuela Costa Rica.svg Let's Renovate Alajuela Party (PRA) 1 Francisco Javier Sánchez Gómez(P)Template:Efn Ananias Fuentes Navarro
File:Bandera Partido Progreso Social Democrático Costa Rica.svg Social Democratic Progress Party (PSD) 1 Sergio Murillo Picado Eduardo Naranjo Muñoz
File:Bandera Partido Nuestro Pueblo Costa Rica.svg Our Town Party (PNP) 1 Germán Vinicio Aguilar Solano Humberto Soto Herrera
File:Bandera Aquí Costa Rica Manda.svg Costa Rica Rules Here (ACRM) 1 Bernal Alonso Soto Saborío Osvaldo Alpizar Núñez
File:Bandera Partido Despertar Alajuelense Costa Rica.svg Alajuela's Awakening (DA) 1 Ana Patricia Guillén Campos Marlene Garita Santamaría
File:Bandera Partido Liberal Progresista Costa Rica.svg Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) 1 Yadu Graciela Fuentes Araya Katia Vanessa Arroyo Vargas

Landmarks

File:Domo de la Catedral de Alajuela 2011.jpg
Alajuela Cathedral dome

In the center of Alajuela, next to Parque de Alajuela, also known as "Parque de los Mangos", is Alajuela Cathedral, whose main feature is its red dome. This park is a popular place for locals to socialize, especially in the afternoons. One block west of the park is the Mercado Central de Alajuela, a bustling shopping centre.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Poás Volcano National Park is about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Alajuela city and is known for its five waterfalls at La Paz Waterfall Gardens.[9]

To the north of the Central Park is the Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría. This museum, situated in a building built in 1894-45, which was formerly a prison in the barracks of Alajuela, contains many historical maps, artifacts and portraits of the 1856-1857 campaign. In 1977 it became the headquarters of the Centro de Investigación para el Perfeccionamiento Técnico (CIPET), an institution of the Ministry of Public Education.[10]

Districts

The canton of Alajuela is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Alajuela
  2. San José
  3. Carrizal
  4. San Antonio
  5. Guácima
  6. San Isidro
  7. Sabanilla
  8. San Rafael
  9. Río Segundo
  10. Desamparados
  11. Turrúcares
  12. Tambor
  13. Garita
  14. Sarapiquí

Demographics

Template:CR Census population Alajuela was estimated to have 322,143 inhabitants in 2022, an increase from its 254,886 at the time of the 2011 census.[11][12]

Alajuela had a Human Development Index of 0.784 in 2022,[13] the highest score in its province and 19th among all cantons in Costa Rica.

Transportation

Road transportation

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Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

Economy

It is a major area for the production of coffee, strawberries and ornamental plants.[14][15] The Doka Estate lies within the canton, in Sabanilla District, and is a major coffee producing estate, supplying directly to Starbucks.[16]

Notes

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