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”, “Canton Central”, and “cantón d’Alajuela”

Places of Interest

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

Stadium
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The is a football…

Aerodrome
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is the primary… is situated 4 km south of Alajuela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alajuela and Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor.

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is a city in the of , near .

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The …

Village
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San Pedro, is one of the six districts of the… is situated 4½ 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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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Alajuela” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأخويلا”
  • Armenian: “Ալախուելա”
  • Asturian: “Alajuela”
  • Basque: “Alajuela kantonamendua”
  • Catalan: “Cantó d’Alajuela”
  • Cebuano: “Cantón Central de Alajuela”
  • Chinese: “阿拉胡埃拉縣”
  • Dutch: “Alajuela”
  • French: “Alajuela”
  • Georgian: “ალახუელა (კანტონი)”
  • Georgian: “ალახუელა”
  • 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: “Alajuela”
  • Swedish: “Cantón Central de Alajuela”
  • Vietnamese: “Alajuela”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alajuela”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Villas de La Ceiba and Arias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hospital Antialcohólico Patricio Pérez Saborío and Plaza Acosta.

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