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"La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands. Although there is a common myth that the town got its name due to its sparing from the Arenal Volcano's eruptions, the town actually got its name before the latest eruption cycle and was named for the fertile lands ("The Fortune") where it is located.
La Fortuna was created on 14 August 1968 by Decreto 29. Segregated from Bagaces. Geography. La Fortuna has an area of 163.37 km² and an elevation of 430 metres. Villages. Administrative center of the district is the town of La Fortuna.
Arenal in November 2006. Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km (56 mi) northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1,633 metres (5,358 ft) high. [2]
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Juan Diego González Picado, was elected mayor of the canton with 33.09% of the votes, with Pilar Porras Zúñiga and Diana Murillo Murillo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Costa Rica's population, (1961–2003). In 2021, Costa Rica had a population of 5,153,957. The population is increasing at a rate of 1.5% per year. According to current trends, the population will increase to 9,158,000 in about 46 years. [ 11 ] The population density is 94 people per square km, the third highest in Central America.
high · 5th of 7. Guanacaste (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwanaˈkaste]) is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. It is the most sparsely populated of all the ...
Alajuela Province. Alajuela (Spanish pronunciation: [alaˈxwela]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west.
La Fortuna may refer to: Places: La Fortuna, San Carlos, Costa Rica, a district and small city; La Fortuna, Bagaces Cantón, Costa Rica, a district and village; La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica) Río de la Fortuna, a river in Bolivia; Other uses: La Fortuna (Metro Madrid), a station on Line 11; La Fortuna, a drama first broadcast in 2021 in Spain