| Pocosol | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Pocosol district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Pocosol district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.7511°N -84.4556°W |
| Map Alt: | Pocosol district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 3 November 1983 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Carlos |
| Area Total Km2: | 660.75 |
| Elevation M: | 110 |
| Population Total: | 15395 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 21013 |
Pocosol is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Pocosol was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 231. Segregated from Cutris.
Pocosol has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
It is located in the northern region of the country and its limits are, to the north Nicaragua, to the south Monterrey, to the west Los Chiles, to the east Cutris.
Its head, the town of Santa Rosa, is located 44.7 km (1 hour) NE of Ciudad Quesada and 144 km (2 hours 51 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.
It presents a level ground in almost all its extension.
For the 2011 census, Pocosol had a population of inhabitants. [4] It is the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of The district counts on 15 395 inhabitants, turning it into the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of de Quesada, Aguas Zarcas y Pital.
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Pocosol has 44 population centers:
There are three main economic activities:
Pocosol has health and educational services. In addition to a lot of commerce such as pharmacies, shops, financial institutions, restaurants, among others.