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El Tejar
District
El Tejar district location in Costa Rica
El Tejar district location in Costa Rica
El Tejar
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton El Guarco
Area
 • Total 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
1,377 m (4,518 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 24,984
 • Density 4,116/km2 (10,660/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30801

El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Geography

El Tejar has an area of 6.07 km² and an elevation of 1,377 metres.

Locations

  • Barrios (neighborhoods): Asunción, Barahona, Barrio Nuevo, Colonia, Chavarría, Sabana, Sabana Grande, San Rafael, Santa Gertrudis, Sauces, Silo, Viento Fresco, Barrio Santo Cristo (BSC)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1864 1,214
1927 4,204
1950 2,647 −37.0%
1963 4,119 55.6%
1973 6,449 56.6%
1984 11,158 73.0%
2000 18,648 67.1%
2011 24,984 34.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, El Tejar had a population of 24,984 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2
  • CR RNS 228.svg National Route 228
  • CR RNS 236.svg National Route 236
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