Alajuelita

Alajuelita is a canton in the province of . Alajuelita has an elevation of 1,332 metres.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 77,600 residents
  • Description: canton in San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: Alajuelita Canton

Places of Interest

Highlights include Escuela San Felipe and Estadio Nicolás Macís.

School
is a school in the district of Alajuelita Canton, , . Founded in 1966, the school initially only had two classrooms.

Stadium
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is a stadium, which is situated 4 km northwest of Alajuelita.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José and Hatillo.

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is the capital and largest city of . The undisputed cultural and economic center of Costa Rica's central valley, where most of the population lives, is also the most important transportation hub for domestic travel even though the international airport is in .

Village
is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the province of . is situated 3½ km north of Alajuelita.

Village
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is the eleventh district of the San José canton, in the province of . An important residential district, is the third most populous and second most densely populated in the canton. is situated 4 km northeast of Alajuelita.

Alajuelita

Latitude
9.8873° or 9° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
-84.1116° or 84° 6′ 42″ west
Population
77,600
Elevation
1,332 metres (4,370 feet)
Open location code
66XQVVPQ+W9
Geo­Names ID
3624950
Wiki­data ID
Q200703
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Alajuelita” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأخويليتا، كوستاريكا
  • Arabic: الأخويليتا
  • Asturian: Alajuelita
  • Asturian: cantón d’Alajuelita
  • Cebuano: Cantón de Alajuelita
  • Chinese: Alajuelita Kūn
  • Chinese: 阿拉胡埃利塔縣
  • Croatian: Alajuelita, kanton (Kostarika)
  • Croatian: Alajuelita
  • Dutch: Alajuelita Canton
  • French: Alajuelita
  • German: Alajuelita
  • Italian: cantone di Alajuelita
  • Italian: Cantone di Alajuelita
  • Min Nan Chinese: Alajuelita Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alajuelita
  • Norwegian: Alajuelita
  • Russian: Алахуэлита
  • Spanish: Alajuelita
  • Spanish: Cantón de Alajuelita
  • Swedish: Cantón de Alajuelita
  • Vietnamese: Alajuelita

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