Pocosol

Pocosol is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

History

Pocosol was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 231. Segregated from Cutris.

Geography

Pocosol has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.
It is located in the northern region of the country and its limits are, to the north Nicaragua, to the south San Carlos, Costa Rica|Monterrey], to the west Los Chiles, to the east Cutris.
Its head, the town of Santa Rosa, is located 44.7 km NE of Ciudad Quesada and 144 km to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.
It presents a level ground in almost all its extension.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Pocosol had a population of inhabitants. It is the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of The district counts on 15 395 inhabitants, turning it into the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of de Quesada, Aguas Zarcas y Pital.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 35
National [Route 227 (Costa Rica)|National Route 227]
National [Route 752 (Costa Rica)|National Route 752]
National [Route 761 (Costa Rica)|National Route 761]

Settlements

Pocosol has 44 population centers:

Santa Rosa
Santa María
Las Brisas
Acapulco
Tres y Tres
Asentamiento Juanilama
La Esperanza
San Martín
San Bosco
Santa Lucía
San Diego
San Andrés
San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Esterito
La Milagrosa
Asentamiento Los Ángeles
Asentamiento Las Nieves
Asentamiento Santa Rosa
Parajeles
San Gerardo
Santa Cecilia
El Edén
La Luisa
San Luis
El Plomo
Rancho Quemado
Paraíso
Pueblo Nuevo
Paso Real
San Rafael
La Ceiba
La Aldea
San Alejo
San Cristóbal
Cuatro Esquinas
Banderas
El Conchito
San Isidro
La Guaria
El Jocote
Llano Verde
La Azucena
El Concho
Pueblo Santo

Economy

There are three main economic activities:

Cultivation of agricultural products like citrus, sugar cane, roots and tubers.
Dual purpose cattle activity.
Reforestation and industrialization of wood.

Services

Pocosol has health and educational services. In addition to a lot of commerce such as pharmacies, shops, financial institutions, restaurants, among others.