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English: Blank map of Costa Rica for geo-location purpose. Note: The Isla del Coco, out of the map, is not shown. Scale: 1:1,856,000 (accuracy: 464 m). Equirectangular projection centered on 9°30'N – 84°15'W, WGS84 datum
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The Central Valley had been traditionally the favorite place for Costa Ricans to live, and even today it contains an unequal distribution of population of the country, in relation to its size. This is because of the fertility of land in the region, helped by the influence of volcanoes and rivers that run through the valley.
Postal codes in Costa Rica are five-digit numeric, and were introduced in March 2007; they are associated with and identify a unique district. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 82 cantons (unique within the province), the 4th and 5th the 488 districts (unique within the canton). [2]
Atenas has an area of 127.19 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 706 metres. [2]It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Grande River forms the border on the canton's north and east sides.
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Grande River Protected Zone (Spanish: Zona Protectora Río Grande), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area, it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. [1] [2]
Flag Province Map Capital Area (km 2) Population Density (km 2) Human Development Index 2015 [3] GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar) [4] Alajuela: Alajuela: 9,757