Alajuela

Alajuela is a canton in the province of . Its head city is the provincial capital city of .
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 255,000 residents
  • Description: canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: Alajuela Canton”, “Cantón Alajuela”, and “Canton Central

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto and Juan Santamaría International Airport.

Stadium
The is a football stadium in El Llano neighborhood of , , which is the home of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, one of the most successful football clubs from Costa Rica.

Aerodrome
is the primary international airport serving , the capital of . The is located in , 20 kilometres northwest of downtown San José. is situated 4 km south of Alajuela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alajuela and San Pedro de Santa Bárbara.

is a city in the of , near . It is not to be confused with Province, which extends north from the city of to .

Village
San Pedro, is one of the six districts of the canton, in the province of . It is located 2.5 kilometers west of Santa Bárbara and is officially a part of the province of . is situated 4½ km east of Alajuela.

Town
Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of , . The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as , and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and therefore awarded the title of city. is situated 6 km east of Alajuela.

Alajuela

Latitude
10.0284° or 10° 1′ 42″ north
Longitude
-84.2099° or 84° 12′ 36″ west
Population
255,000
Elevation
968 metres (3,176 feet)
Open location code
762Q2QHR+82
Geo­Names ID
3624954
Wiki­data ID
Q2672761
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Alajuela” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأخويلا
  • Armenian: Ալախուելա
  • Asturian: Alajuela
  • Asturian: cantón d’Alajuela
  • Basque: Alajuela kantonamendua
  • Catalan: Cantó d’Alajuela
  • Cebuano: Cantón Central de Alajuela
  • Chinese: Alajuela Kūn
  • Chinese: 阿拉胡埃拉縣
  • Dutch: Alajuela
  • French: Alajuela
  • German: Alajuela
  • Italian: cantone di Alajuela
  • Italian: Cantone di Alajuela
  • Japanese: アラフエラ
  • Low German: Alajuela
  • Min Nan Chinese: Alajuela Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alajuela
  • Norwegian: Alajuela
  • Persian: آلاخوئلا
  • Portuguese: Alajuela
  • Romanian: Alajuela
  • Russian: Алахуэла
  • Slovenian: Alajuela
  • Spanish: Alajuela
  • Spanish: Cantón de Alajuela
  • Swedish: Cantón Central de Alajuela
  • Vietnamese: Alajuela
  • Waray (Philippines): Alajuela

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Highlights include Hospital Antialcohólico Patricio Pérez Saborío and Plaza Acosta.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alajuela”. Photo: Roferbia, CC BY-SA 4.0.