| Pital | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Pital district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Pital district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.6024°N -84.2474°W |
| Map Alt: | Pital district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 5 November 1948 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Carlos |
| Area Total Km2: | 379.61 |
| Elevation M: | 156 |
| Population Total: | 17318 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 21006 |
Pital is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Pital was created on 5 November 1948 by Decreto 36.
Pital has an area of km2[3] which makes it the third district of the canton by area and an elevation of metres.
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 3 districts; Venice to the south, Cutris and Aguas Zarcas to the west. While to the north it borders with Nicaragua and to the east with the province of Heredia.
Its head, the city of Pital, is located 28.6 km (50 minutes) NE of Quesada (Costa Rica) and 91.9 km (2 hours 30 minutes) to NW of San José the capital of the nation.
It is located at an elevation of 100 meters above sea level.
It is located at low altitude, because much of the district is located in the plains of San Carlos.
For the 2011 census, Pital had a population of inhabitants. [4]
It is the third most populated of the canton, only behind Quesada and Aguas Zarcas, but surpassing to La Fortuna and Florencia.[5]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
The 18 population centers of the district are:
The economy is based on the extensive cultivation of pineapple for export purposes.
Livestock meat and milk also has great relevance in the area, as currently PitalIs the second district that produces more milk in the canton.
Pital center, has health services, educational, financial, food and some places of accommodation.
The trade is represented by supermarkets, shops and premises in which the sale of fast food, groceries, shoes, clothes and appliances and accessories in general stands out.