| Alvarado | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Alvarado canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Alvarado canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9432°N -83.801°W |
| Map Alt: | Alvarado canton |
| Image Alt: | Alvarado Municipality building |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 9 July 1908[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Pacayas |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Alvarado |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Pacayas |
| P2: | Cervantes |
| P3: | Capellades |
| Area Total Km2: | 81.06 |
| Elevation M: | 1610 |
| Population Total: | 14312 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 306 |
Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in the Pacayas district.
Alvarado was created on 9 July 1908 by decree 28.
Alvarado has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The defunct Atlantic railway line delineates a portion of the southern boundary of the oval-shaped canton, along with the Reventazón River. The Turrialba River on the east and the Birrís River on the west help establish the canton's northern limits, which reach into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).
The canton of Alvarado is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Alvarado had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: