Palmares | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Iglesia_Palmares_Costa_Rica.jpg) Palmares Church | |
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 Palmares canton | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_Alajuela_location_map.svg)  Palmares Palmares canton location in Alajuela Province &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg) Palmares Palmares canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′48″N 84°26′14″W / 10.0465715°N 84.4372672°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 30 July 1888[1] |
| Head city | Palmares |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Palmares |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.06 km2 (14.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,028 m (3,373 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 41,805 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 207 |
| Website | www |
Palmares is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.