Orotina
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Orotina is the capital city of the canton of Orotina
in the province of Alajuela
in Costa Rica
. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Orotina covers an area of 19.99 km², and has a population of 15,705.
The city lies at an elevation of 229 meters above sea level in a relatively flat section on the west side of the coastal mountain range of Costa Rica, It is 26 kilometers northeast of the Pacific Ocean at Tárcoles, 48 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela
, and 66 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose
.
With the Ciudad Colón-Orotina highway completed the time it takes to get from the capital to Orotina is just about 45 minutes, instead of the 80-90 minutes it used to take.
Orotina Canton
Orotina is the name of the ninth canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 16,651...
in the province of Alajuela
Alajuela Province
Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste...
in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Orotina covers an area of 19.99 km², and has a population of 15,705.
The city lies at an elevation of 229 meters above sea level in a relatively flat section on the west side of the coastal mountain range of Costa Rica, It is 26 kilometers northeast of the Pacific Ocean at Tárcoles, 48 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela
Alajuela
Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area...
, and 66 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
.
With the Ciudad Colón-Orotina highway completed the time it takes to get from the capital to Orotina is just about 45 minutes, instead of the 80-90 minutes it used to take.
Schools
- Primo Vargas Valverde: an elementary school located across from the town park.
- Instituto Agropecuario de Orotina: a secondary school.
- Sistema Educativo Santa Fe Pacific: Kirden Garten, Elementary and High School
- San Rafael Highschool: High School
- Little People School: bilingual preschool.
External links
- Orotina on Facebook - Unofficial Facebook page