Sabanilla District, Alajuela
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sabanilla
| settlement_type = District
| pushpin_map = Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_alt = Sabanilla district location in Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_caption = Sabanilla district location in Costa Rica
| coordinates = {{coord|10.1173881|-84.2086348|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Sabanilla district}}
| map_alt = Sabanilla district
| map_caption = Sabanilla district
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Alajuela
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = Alajuela
| area_total_km2 = 43.05
| elevation_m = 1270
| population_total = 9059
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = UTC−06:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 20107
}}
Sabanilla is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |accessdate=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}
Sabanilla town lies about 12 km by road north of the centre of Alajuela. It covers an area of 43,32 km2 and as of 2011 had a population of 9,059 people.{{citation |title=Datos del censo 2000 |publisher= Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos }} A major coffee producing area, in which is located Doka Estate, a supplier of Starbucks.{{cite book|author=Glassman, Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBrdLxtKxK0C&q=Alajuela+Doka+Estate&dq=Alajuela+Doka+Estate|title=Costa Rica Guide|publisher=Open Road Publishing|year=2006|page=43|isbn = 9781593600686}} Another important activity is motocross, since they have one of the most important motocross tracks in the country, La Olla del Poás, better known as La Fergara in its locality, El Cerro.
Geography
Sabanilla has an area of {{formatnum:43.05}} km2{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020}} and an elevation of {{formatnum:1270}} metres.
Demographics
{{CR Census population
|1864=
|1883=918
|1892=1456
|1927=1461
|1950=2995
|1963=4155
|1973=4765
|1984=4899
|2000=8335
|2011=9059
}}
For the 2011 census, Sabanilla had a population of {{formatnum:9059}} inhabitants.{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020}}
Transportation
= Road transportation =
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Settlements
- Sabanilla (The district center)
- Fraijanes
- Poasito
- San Luis
- El Cerro
- Los Ángeles
- Lajas
- La Doka
- Bajo Santa Bárbara
- Alto del Desengaño
- Vargas (Part of it)
- El Espino (Part of it)
References
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
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{{Districts of Alajuela Province}}
Category:Districts of Costa Rica
Category:Districts of Alajuela Province
Category:Populated places in Alajuela Province
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