Orotina

District in Orotina canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica

District in Alajuela, Costa Rica

Orotina

District

Orotina district

Orotina

Orotina district location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 9°54′08″N 84°31′30″W﻿ / ﻿9.9023536°N 84.5250233°W﻿ / 9.9023536; -84.5250233
Country|  Costa Rica
Province| Alajuela
Canton| Orotina
Area

• Total

| 21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Elevation

| 229 m (751 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 9,664
• Density| 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−06:00
Postal code|

20901

Orotina is a district of the Orotina canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

## Geography

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Orotina has an area of 21.59 km2[3] and an elevation of 229 metres.[1] It is in a relatively flat section on the west side of the coastal mountain range of Costa Rica, It is 26 kilometers northeast of the Pacific Ocean at Tárcoles, 48 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and 66 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.

## Demographics

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Historical populationCensus| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1927| 2,294| —
1950| 3,018| +1.20%
1963| 3,925| +2.04%
1973| 5,038| +2.53%
1984| 6,539| +2.40%
2000| 8,045| +1.30%
2011| 9,664| +1.68%
2022| 10,880| +1.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Orotina had a population of 9,664 inhabitants.[6]

## Transportation

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### Road transportation

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With the National Route 27 completed the time it takes to get from the capital to Orotina is just about 45 minutes, instead of the 80–90 minutes it used to take.

The district is covered by the following road routes:

* National Route 3
* National Route 27
* National Route 137
* National Route 757

### Airport plans

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In 2017 the Government confirmed that Costa Rica's New Metropolitan International Airport would be built in Orotina in 2027.[7] However, by December 2019, the plans were shelved indefinitely.[8]

## Schools

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* Primo Vargas Valverde: an elementary school located across from the town park.
* Instituto Agropecuario de Orotina: a secondary school.
* Sistema Educativo Santa Fe Pacific: Kirden Garten, Elementary and High School
* San Rafael Highschool: High School
* Little People School: bilingual preschool.

## References

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* Costa Rica portal

1. ^ a b "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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "Las diez razones que justifican el Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Metropolitano en Orotina". GobiernoCR (in European Spanish). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
8. ^ "Gobierno desiste de construir aeropuerto internacional en Orotina". Repretel. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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Districts of Alajuela Province

Alajuela|

* Alajuela
* San José
* Carrizal
* San Antonio
* Guácima
* San Isidro
* Sabanilla
* San Rafael
* Río Segundo
* Desamparados
* Turrúcares
* Tambor
* Garita
* Sarapiquí

San Ramón|

* San Ramón
* Santiago
* San Juan
* Piedades Norte
* Piedades Sur
* San Rafael
* San Isidro
* Los Ángeles
* Alfaro
* Volio
* Concepción
* Zapotal
* Peñas Blancas
* San Lorenzo

Grecia|

* Grecia
* San Isidro
* San José
* San Roque
* Tacares
* Puente de Piedra
* Bolívar

San Mateo|

* San Mateo
* Desmonte
* Jesús María
* Labrador

Atenas|

* Atenas
* Jesús
* Mercedes
* San Isidro
* Concepción
* San José
* Santa Eulalia
* Escobal

Naranjo|

* Naranjo
* San Miguel
* San José
* Cirrí Sur
* San Jerónimo
* San Juan
* El Rosario
* Palmitos

Palmares|

* Palmares
* Zaragoza
* Buenos Aires
* Santiago
* Candelaria
* Esquipulas
* La Granja

Poás|

* San Pedro
* San Juan
* San Rafael
* Carrillos
* Sabana Redonda

Orotina|

* Orotina
* El Mastate
* Hacienda Vieja
* Coyolar
* La Ceiba

San Carlos|

* Quesada
* Florencia
* Buenavista
* Aguas Zarcas
* Venecia
* Pital
* La Fortuna
* La Tigra
* La Palmera
* Venado
* Cutris
* Monterrey
* Pocosol

Zarcero|

* Zarcero
* Laguna
* Tapesco
* Guadalupe
* Palmira
* Zapote
* Brisas

Sarchí|

* Sarchí Norte
* Sarchí Sur
* Toro Amarillo
* San Pedro
* Rodríguez

Upala|

* Upala
* Aguas Claras
* San José (Pizote)
* Bijagua
* Delicias
* Dos Ríos
* Yolillal
* Canalete

Los Chiles|

* Los Chiles
* Caño Negro
* El Amparo
* San Jorge

Guatuso|

* San Rafael
* Buenavista
* Cote
* Katira

Río Cuarto|

* Río Cuarto
* Santa Rita
* Santa Isabel

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International|

* VIAF

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* United States
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