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Orotina
District
Orotina district location in Costa Rica
Orotina district location in Costa Rica
Orotina
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Canton Orotina
Area
 • Total 21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Elevation
229 m (751 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 9,664
 • Density 447.61/km2 (1,159.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
20901

Orotina is a district of the Orotina canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Orotina has an area of 21.59 km2 and an elevation of 229 metres. It is 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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1927 2,294 —
1950 3,018 31.6%
1963 3,925 30.1%
1973 5,038 28.4%
1984 6,539 29.8%
2000 8,045 23.0%
2011 9,664 20.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Orotina had a population of 9,664 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

With the National Route 27 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.

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNP 3.svg National Route 3
  • CR RNP 27.svg National Route 27
  • CR RNS 137.svg National Route 137
  • CR RNT 757.svg National Route 757

Airport plans

In 2017 the Government confirmed that Costa Rica's New Metropolitan International Airport will be built in Orotina in 2027. However, by December 2019, the plans were shelved indefinitely.

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.
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