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Alajuela

Central America

Alajuela is a district and the seat of Alajuela canton in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, holding the status of city as the seat of the province's first canton. It also serves as the capital of Alajuela Province.

Facts
Population
44,374 1
Area (sq km)
10.61 1
Founding Year
1782 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
952 1
Latitude
10.016475 degrees north 1
Longitude
84.213867 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 2
Sources
1. Alajuela (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1782-10-12T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 44,374 (2022)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 10.016475, longitude -84.213867
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 952 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 10.61 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 44374 (2022)
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2. GeoNames: Alajuela - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3624955
    10.01723 -84.21275 P PPLA CR 01 201 20101 47494 955 America/Costa_Rica
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 955 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -84.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -84.25
10.25 -84.25 Am
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Wikidata: Alajuela
Wikidata Q37104, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Alajuela (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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