Tacares

Tacares is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Tacares
District
Village of Tacares, Costa Rica
Tacares district
Tacares Tacares district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0315178°N 84.3118077°W / 10.0315178; -84.3118077
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Grecia
Area
• Total	24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,963
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20305

Geography

Tacares has an area of 24.82 km^2[3] and an elevation of 800 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	463	—
1892	504	+0.95%
1927	2,013	+4.04%
1950	1,833	−0.41%
1963	3,152	+4.26%
1973	3,439	+0.88%
1984	3,902	+1.15%
2000	6,879	+3.61%
2011	7,963	+1.34%
2022	10,125	+2.21%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tacares had a population of 7,963 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 118
• National Route 717
• National Route 722