Alajuelita is the name of the 10th canton

Cantons of Costa Rica

This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...

 in the province of San José

San José Province

San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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. The canton covers an area of 21.17 km², and has a population of 75,418. The capital city of the canton is Alajuelita.

The odd-shaped canton reaches southwest from the suburbs of the national capital city of San José. It is delineated by the Río Tiribí on the northeast, Río Cañas on the east, Río Poás on the southeast, and the Cerros de Escazú at it far southwestern end.

Districts

The canton of Alajuelita is subdivided into five districts

Districts of Costa Rica

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 (distritos):

1. Alajuelita
2. San Josecito
3. San Antonio
4. Concepción
5. San Felipe

History

The canton was established by a decree of June 4, 1909. The first settlements in the area occurred by 1650.