Upala (canton)

Upala is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in Upala district.

Upala
Canton
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Coordinates: 10.8684512°N 85.1637293°W / 10.8684512; -85.1637293
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	17 March 1970[1]
Head city	Upala
Districts	Districts Upala Aguas Claras San José Bijagua Delicias Dos Ríos Yolillal Canalete
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Upala
Area
• Total	1,580.67 km2 (610.30 sq mi)
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	43,953
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	213
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History

Upala was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541.^[1]

Geography

Upala has an area of 1,580.67 km^2[4] and a mean elevation of 194 metres.^[2]

Upala Canton is bordered by Nicaragua on the north, the Las Haciendas River on the northwest, Rito River on the southeast, and the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the south. The Rincón de la Vieja, Santa María, Miravalles and Tenorio volcanoes are landmarks along the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Upala is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Upala
2. Aguas Claras
3. San José
4. Bijagua
5. Delicias
6. Dos Ríos
7. Yolillal
8. Canalete

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	15,971	—
1984	26,061	+4.55%
2000	37,679	+2.33%
2011	43,953	+1.41%
2022	57,361	+2.45%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Upala had a population of 43,953.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 4
• National Route 6
• National Route 138
• National Route 164
• National Route 170
• National Route 728
• National Route 729
• National Route 730
• National Route 731
• National Route 732
• National Route 735
• National Route 737
• National Route 917

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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.