| Palmares | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Palmares district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Palmares district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.0552°N -84.4327°W |
| Map Alt: | Palmares district |
| Image Alt: | Skyline of Palmares |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palmares |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.14 |
| Elevation M: | 1017 |
| Population Total: | 3599 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20701 |
Palmares is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Palmares has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres. It is in the Central Valley (Valle Central), 6 kilometers southeast of the city of San Ramón, 38 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and 56 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.
For the 2011 census, Palmares had a population of inhabitants. [4]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
During January the city hosts their 'Fiestas', a large fair organized by a local committee which have become along with Zapote in December, and Liberia in July, one of the largest fairs in the country. This fair lasts for two weeks, with two days of special note: the 'Tope' (a massive horseback riding parade through town) and the 'Carnaval' (carnival); it is said that during these days you can find over 500,000 people in Palmares. It ranks 2nd in most beer consumed in a yearly festival (after Oktoberfest)