Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste. The capital is Alajuela. The province covers an area of 9,754 km², and has a population of 716,286 (2000). It is subdivided into 15 cantons. Image File history File links Map of Costa Rica highlighting the province Alajuela File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Costa Rica consists of seven provinces: Alajuela (central; north of capital San José) Cartago Guanacaste (north-west) Heredia Limón (Caribbean coast) Puntarenas (south-west) San José (Area around capital) Ranked list by population (as of 2000) Ranked list by area Ranked list by population density Categories: Central America geography... Categories: Stub | Costa Rican provinces ... Categories: Costa Rican provinces | Stub ... Categories: Costa Rican provinces | Stub ... Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica. ... Alajuela is the capital city of Costa Ricas Alajuela province. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... ...

Canton (Capital):

1. Alajuela Canton (Alajuela)
2. Alfaro Canton Ruiz (Zarcero)
3. Atenas Canton (Atenas)
4. Grecia Canton (Grecia)
5. Guatuso Canton (San Rafael)
6. Los Chiles Canton (Los Chiles)
7. Naranjo Canton (Naranjo)
8. Orotina Canton (Orotina)
9. Palmares Canton (Palmares)
10. Poás Canton (San Pedro, Alajuela)
11. San Carlos Canton (Ciudad Quesada)
12. San Mateo Canton (San Mateo)
13. San Ramón Canton (San Ramón)
14. Upala Canton (Upala)
15. Valverde Vega Canton (Sarchí)

Alajuela is the capital city of Costa Ricas Alajuela province. ... Zarcero is a town north of Naranjo in northern Costa Rica. ... Atenas is a town in Costa Rica and the capital of Atenas Canton in Alajuela Province. ... The metal church in Grecia. ... San Rafael (the name of the Archangel Raphael) is a common place-name in areas where the Spanish-language is spoken: Towns, cities, municipalities, etc. ... Inscription relating to the reign of king Itzamnaaj Kawil, 784-810. ... In the country of Costa Rica, the town of Orotina sits within the the province of Alajuela. ... Palmares is a municipality/county in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. ... San Carlos is the 10th cantón of the province of Alajuela, in Costa Rica. ... San Mateo, Spanish for Saint Matthew, is the name of several places: San Mateo County, California, United States of America San Mateo, California, United States of America (in San Mateo County) San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... San Ramón (Spanish Saint Ramón) is a municipality (comuna) of Chile located on the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. ...

Home of Santamaría

Alajuela is famous as the home of the Costa Rican national hero Juan Santamaría. Santamaría (nicknamed erizo or hedgehog) is the most well-known Costa Rican soldier during the Campaign of 1856-1857 when Costa Rica defeated the army of the North-American slaver William Walker. Juan Santamaría (August 29, 1831 - April 11, 1856), is officially recognized as the national hero of the Republic of Costa Rica. ... Genera Atelerix Erinaceus Hemiechinus Mesechinus A hedgehog is any of the small spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Insectivora. ... Categories: History of Costa Rica | Military of Costa Rica | Wars by country ... William Walker William Walker (May 8, 1824 - September 12, 1860) was a U.S. physician, lawyer, journalist, mercenary and soldier of fortune who attempted to conquer several Latin American countries in the mid-19th century. ...

Soccer

Alajuela is the home of the national soccer champion team Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. Liga Deportivo Alajuelense is a Costa Rican football club, which plays in Alajuela, Costa Rica. ...

Provinces of Costa Rica
Alajuela | Cartago | Guanacaste | Heredia | Limón | Puntarenas | San José

Costa Rica consists of seven provinces: Alajuela (central; north of capital San José) Cartago Guanacaste (north-west) Heredia Limón (Caribbean coast) Puntarenas (south-west) San José (Area around capital) Ranked list by population (as of 2000) Ranked list by area Ranked list by population density Categories: Central America geography... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica_state. ... Categories: Costa Rican provinces | Stub ... Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica. ... Categories: Stub | Costa Rican provinces ... Limón is a province of Costa Rica. ... Categories: Costa Rican provinces | Stub ... Categories: Costa Rican provinces | Stub ...

External Links

• Map of Alajuela
• Tourist information on Alajuela