Central America
Costa Rica
Alajuela Province

Zarcero

Zarcero is a canton in the province of . Hiking trails, pure water creeks, friendly people, landscapes and natural attractions are features of the area.
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  • Type: Region with 12,200 residents
  • Description: canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Alfaro Ruiz” and “Zarcero Canton”
  • Historically known as: “Cantón de Alfaro Ruiz”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zarcero and Laguna District.

Town
Photo: Rodtico21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the canton, in the province of .

Village
Laguna is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the province of .

Zarcero

Latitude
10.2189° or 10° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
-84.4175° or 84° 25′ 3″ west
Population
12,200
Elevation
1,782 metres (5,846 feet)
Open location code
762Q6H9M+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9021191545
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
3624942
Wiki­data ID
Q12856942
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Zarcero” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفارو رويس”
  • Armenian: “Սարսերո”
  • Asturian: “cantón de Zarcero”
  • Asturian: “Zarcero”
  • Cebuano: “Cantón de Zarcero”
  • Cebuano: “Zarcero”
  • Chinese: “Zarcero Kūn”
  • Chinese: “薩爾塞羅縣”
  • Dutch: “Zarcero”
  • French: “Alfaro Ruiz”
  • French: “Zarcero”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Zarcero”
  • Italian: “Zarcero”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Zarcero Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zarcero (kanton)”
  • Norwegian: “Zarcero”
  • Portuguese: “Zarcero”
  • Russian: “Альфаро Руис”
  • Russian: “Сарсеро”
  • Spanish: “Alfaro Ruiz”
  • Spanish: “Cantón de Zarcero”
  • Spanish: “Zarcero”
  • Swedish: “Cantón de Zarcero”
  • Swedish: “Zarcero”
  • Vietnamese: “Zarcero”

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