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21-702: Alajuela ( Spanish pronunciation: [alaˈxwela] ) is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica . As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley , Alajuela

42-467: Is Alajuela Cathedral , whose main feature is its red dome. This park is a popular place for locals to socialize, especially in the afternoons. One block west of the park is the Mercado Central de Alajuela, a bustling shopping centre. Poás Volcano National Park is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Alajuela city and is known for its five waterfalls at La Paz Waterfall Gardens. To the north of

63-494: Is tropical , typical of the Central Valley, but slightly warmer than San José. Temperatures are moderate, averaging 23–26 degrees Celsius (73–79 degrees Fahrenheit) with a low humidity level, with dewpoints around 20 (68 °F) almost all year round. Alajuela and its surroundings are famed for having "the best weather in the world". For the 2011 census , Alajuela had a population of 42,975 inhabitants. In pre-Columbian times

84-590: Is a major area for the production of coffee, strawberries and ornamental plants. The Doka Estate lies within the canton, in Sabanilla District , and is a major coffee producing estate, supplying directly to Starbucks . List of the busiest airports in Central America This is a list of the busiest airports in Central America by passenger traffic , a statistic available for almost all

105-595: Is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Greater Metropolitan Area . The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría , the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport , which is south of Alajuela downtown. Alajuela has an area of 8.89 km (3.43 sq mi) and an elevation of 952 metres (3,123 ft). It is located in the Central Valley , 19 kilometres northwest of San José . The climate

126-495: Is subdivided into the following districts : Alajuela was estimated to have 322,143 inhabitants in 2022, an increase from its 254,886 at the time of the 2011 census . Alajuela had a Human Development Index of 0.784 in 2022, the highest score in its province and 19th among all cantons in Costa Rica. The canton is covered by the following road routes: The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton. It

147-665: The Filibuster War in 1856 to remove invaders threatening Costa Rica's sovereignty, was born in Alajuela. This historical event is celebrated and remembered every year on 11 April and it is a national holiday. The area often experiences earthquakes. The 2009 magnitude 6.1 earthquake caused several landslides. The main exports of the region are coffee, sugar-cane, maize, beans, tobacco, citrus fruits, strawberries, tubers like cassava, flowers and ornamental plants. Other commercial activities include poultry farming, beekeeping, pig farming and

168-828: The Caribbean side of the mountains, the canton takes in a portion of the Sarapiquí area. The Río Poás (Poas River) forms the major portion of the canton's western border, finally giving way to the Río Poasito as the territory ascends into the Cordillera Central. Southwest of the city of Alajuela, the canton of Alajuela ends at the confluence of the Río Grande (Great River) and the Río Virilla (Virilla River). According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code , mayors are elected every four years by

189-684: The Central Park is the Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría . This museum, situated in a building built in 1894-45, which was formerly a prison in the barracks of Alajuela, contains many historical maps, artifacts and portraits of the 1856-1857 campaign. In 1977 it became the headquarters of the Centro de Investigación para el Perfeccionamiento Técnico (CIPET), an institution of the Ministry of Public Education. The canton of Alajuela

210-401: The Central Valley, and every day receives residents from other locations to work in local factories. Central America's second busiest airport , Juan Santamaría International Airport , is three kilometers south of the district center. The district is covered by the following road routes: The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense is

231-580: The La Lajuela quarter obtained the title of town and it was renamed. It was first called "Villa Hermosa", then it was called "San Juan Nepomuceno de Alajuela" and finally the title of city was granted on 20 November 1824 and with it the name "Alajuela" which remains today. Participation in important historical events by citizens of Alajuela has ensured the city's reputation as a storied place in Costa Rican history. The national hero Juan Santamaría, who died during

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252-437: The airstrips taken into account. The list intends to include all the international and domestic airports in the area geographically defined as Central America, comprising Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Because each country has a different body to control these statistics, the compilation of data is difficult and not homogeneously distributed. The information presented here represents

273-1205: The best available data from various Internet sources. The ranking is ordered according to total passenger traffic (unless the footnotes indicate otherwise). Information on aircraft or cargo movements is not available for all the airports. Ordered by total passenger traffic, international and domestic, with final data for 2009. According to Airports Council International 's World Airport Traffic Report 2009, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes) . Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama. According to Airports Council International 's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes) . Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama. According to Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, it

294-519: The citizens faced difficulties to maintain their religious obligations, so they requested permission to establish a parish and a public place of prayer from the Bishop of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Monsignor don Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán. According to a motion issued in the Spanish Parliament of Cádiz on 19 May 1812, the first town hall of Alajuela was founded in 1813. On 18 December of the same year,

315-461: The dairy industry. More recently, Alajuela has seen important investment in free zone parks and heavy industry companies, with a considerable number of them dedicated to manufacturing a variety of medical devices. Alajuela is an important transport hub for the country, connecting the capital city of San José with northwestern Costa Rica. As a part of the Greater Metropolitan Area , most of the inhabitants of Alajuela work in other cities or regions of

336-418: The dwellers of La Lajuela and Ciruelas, having been served with notice to move to Villa Vieja (today's Heredia), requested the provisional construction of a public place of prayer in the house of Don Dionysius Oconitrillo, of Spanish origin, 30 metres north of where Alajuela's cathedral is today. After increases of population in the five existing quarters then: Targuaz, Puás, Ciruelas, La Lajuela and Rio Grande,

357-628: The land where the canton of Alajuela is today was part of the Western Huetar Kingdom , which was inhabited by native tribes, who at the time of the Spanish conquest were led by Chief Garabito . The first Spanish settlers established settlements in the region in about 1650. In a letter of obligation granted in 1764, the place is mentioned as La Lajuela in the Valley of Barva, near the Canoas river. In 1777,

378-548: The owning regidor ( regidor propietario ) is absent. The current president of the Municipal Council is the Let's Renovate Alajuela Party member, Francisco Javier Sánchez Gómez, with National Liberation Party member, Mercedes Gutiérrez Carvajal, as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows: In the center of Alajuela, next to Parque de Alajuela, also known as "Parque de los Mangos",

399-648: The population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024 , the National Liberation Party candidate, Roberto Hernán Thompson Chacón, was elected mayor of the canton with 22.73% of the votes, with Sofía Marcela González Barquero and Elías Mateo Chaves Hernández as first and second vice mayors, respectively. Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores ) are elected every four years. Alajuela's Municipal Council has 11 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless

420-651: The province's major football club, having won 30 league titles. The club has a historical rivalry with Deportivo Saprissa , both popularly viewed as the two best football clubs of Costa Rica. They play their home games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto , located in this district, and a new stadium is currently being built on another location inside the Alajuela Province. 10°01′N 84°13′W  /  10.017°N 84.217°W  / 10.017; -84.217 Alajuela (canton) Alajuela

441-517: Was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Alajuela has an area of 391.62 km (151.21 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 942 m (3,091 ft). Northward from the city of Alajuela, the canton continues along the border with the province of Heredia to its east, encompassing a strip of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano . On

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