Zarcero Explained

Zarcero
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Zarcero district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Zarcero district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:10.189°N -84.3751°W
Map Alt:Zarcero district
Image Alt:Topiary at Parque Francisco Alvarado in Zarcero
Established Title:Creation
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alajuela
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Zarcero
Area Total Km2:11.72
Elevation M:1736
Population Total:4004
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:21101

Zarcero is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

History

Zarcero was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law on 24 July 1918.

Geography

Zarcero has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.

It is located in the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) of Costa Rica, 50 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 27 kilometers southeast of Ciudad Quesada.

Zarcero, known for its brisk mountain climate, lies in a dairy and agricultural area also noted for the local enterprises that practice organic farming. Distinctive jams, cheese and other dairy products are among the items produced.

Locations

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Zarcero had a population of inhabitants. [4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Places of interest

Parque Francisco Alvarado: The park sits in front of the church at the town center. It is noted for its topiary garden produced and maintained by Evangelista Blanco since the 1960s. Shrubs in the park have been trimmed into the shapes of various animals, including some that are quite abstract and bizarre.

Iglesia de San Rafael: Zarcero's pink and blue church was constructed in 1895. The interior features very nice paintings of the stations of the cross. Materials for the construction of the church are not what they seem. Columns are painted to look like marble, and the exterior is metal siding, not brick as it appears.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
  2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
  4. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.