El Mastate

El Mastate is a district of the Orotina canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

El Mastate
District
El Mastate district
El Mastate El Mastate district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9168491°N 84.5591748°W / 9.9168491; -84.5591748
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Orotina
Area
• Total	9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,821
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20902

Geography

El Mastate has an area of 9.53 km^2[3] and an elevation of 197 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	414	—
1892	519	+2.54%
1927	404	−0.71%
1950	441	+0.38%
1963	680	+3.39%
1973	917	+3.04%
1984	1,019	+0.96%
2000	1,624	+2.96%
2011	1,821	+1.05%
2022	2,180	+1.65%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, El Mastate had a population of 1,821 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 27
• National Route 757