El Tejar de El Guarco

El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

El Tejar
District
El Tejar district
El Tejar El Tejar district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8438293°N 83.9513588°W / 9.8438293; -83.9513588
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	El Guarco
Area
• Total	6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation	1,377 m (4,518 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,984
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30801

Geography

El Tejar has an area of 6.07 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,377 metres.^[1]

Locations

• Barrios (neighborhoods): Asunción, Barahona, Barrio Nuevo, Colonia, Chavarría, Sabana, Sabana Grande, San Rafael, Santa Gertrudis, Sauces, Silo, Viento Fresco, Barrio Santo Cristo (BSC)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	1,214	—
1927	4,204	+1.99%
1950	2,647	−1.99%
1963	4,119	+3.46%
1973	6,449	+4.59%
1984	11,158	+5.11%
2000	18,648	+3.26%
2011	24,984	+2.69%
2022	27,582	+0.90%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, El Tejar had a population of 24,984 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 228
• National Route 236