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Alajuela is a Province of Costa Rica . It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia , San José , Puntarenas and Guanacaste . The capital is Alajuela . The province covers an area of 9,754 Km² , and has a population of 716,286 (2000). It is subdivided into 15 Cantons . Canton (Capital): # Alajuela Canton ( Alajuela ) # Alfaro Canton Ruiz ( Zarcero ) # Atenas Canton ( Atenas ) # Grecia Canton ( Grecia ) # Guatuso Canton ( San Rafael ) # Los Chiles Canton ( Los Chiles ) # Naranjo Canton ( Naranjo ) # Orotina Canton ( Orotina ) # Palmares Canton ( Palmares ) # Poás Canton ( San Pedro, Alajuela ) # San Carlos Canton ( Ciudad Quesada ) # San Mateo Canton ( San Mateo ) # San Ramón Canton ( San Ramón ) # Upala Canton ( Upala ) # Valverde Vega Canton ( Sarchí ) HOME OF SANTAMARíA Alajuela is famous as the home of the Costa Rican national hero Juan Santamaría . Santamaría (nicknamed ''erizo'' or Hedgehog ) is the most well-known Costa Rican soldier during the Campaign Of 1856-1857 when Costa Rica defeated the army of the North-American slaver William Walker . SOCCER Alajuela is the home of the national soccer champion team Liga Deportiva Alajuelense . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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