Pocosol

District in San Carlos canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica

District in Alajuela, Costa Rica

10°45′04″N 84°27′20″W / 10.7510634°N 84.4556481°W / 10.7510634; -84.4556481Country

Costa RicaProvinceAlajuelaCantonSan CarlosCreation3 November 1983Area

• Total660.75 km² (255.12 sq mi)Elevation

110 m (360 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total15,395 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

21013

Pocosol is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

History

Pocosol was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 231. Segregated from Cutris.^[2]

Geography

Pocosol has an area of 660.75 km²^[3] and an elevation of 110 metres.^[1]

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1984	8,105	—
2000	12,177	50.2%
2011	15,395	26.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Pocosol had a population of 15,395 inhabitants. ^[6] 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.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 35
National Route 227
National Route 752
National Route 761

Settlements

Pocosol has 44 population centers:

Santa Rosa (head of the district)
Santa María
Las Brisas
Acapulco
Tres y Tres
Asentamiento Juanilama
La Esperanza
San Martín
San Bosco
Santa Lucía
San Diego
San Andrés
San Isidro (Zapatón)
Buenos Aires
Esterito
La Milagrosa
Asentamiento Los Ángeles
Asentamiento Las Nieves
Asentamiento Santa Rosa
Parajeles
San Gerardo
Santa Cecilia
El Edén
La Luisa
San Luis
El Plomo
Rancho Quemado
Paraíso
Pueblo Nuevo
Paso Real
San Rafael
La Ceiba
La Aldea
San Alejo
San Cristóbal
Cuatro Esquinas
Banderas
El Conchito
San Isidro
La Guaria
El Jocote
Llano Verde
La Azucena
El Concho
Pueblo Santo

Economy

There are three main economic activities:

Cultivation of agricultural products like citrus, sugar cane, roots and tubers.
Dual purpose cattle activity (meat and milk).
Reforestation and industrialization of wood.

Services

Pocosol has health and educational services. In addition to a lot of commerce such as pharmacies, shops, financial institutions, restaurants, among others.

References

^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.