Orotina (canton)

Orotina is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is also called Orotina.

Orotina
Canton
Orotina Central Park
Seal
Orotina canton
Orotina Orotina canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8926261°N 84.5757166°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	1 August 1908[1]
Head city	Orotina
Districts	Districts Orotina El Mastate Hacienda Vieja Coyolar La Ceiba
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Orotina
Area
• Total	141.92 km^2 (54.80 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,341
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	209
Website	muniorotina.go.cr

History

Orotina was created on 1 August 1908 by decree 39.[1]

Geography

Orotina has an area of 141.92 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 198 metres.[2]

The canton lies on the western side of the Coastal Mountain Range between the Jesús María River and Machuca River on the north and the Grande de Tárcoles River on the south.

Districts

The canton of Orotina is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Orotina
2. El Mastate
3. Hacienda Vieja
4. Coyolar
5. La Ceiba

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1927	4,151		—
1950	5,951		43.4%
1963	7,093		19.2%
1973	8,479		19.5%
1984	10,494		23.8%
2000	15,705		49.7%
2011	20,341		29.5%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Orotina had a population of 20,341 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 27
• National Route 34
• National Route 137
• National Route 757

References

1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
7. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.