{{Short description|District in Acosta canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Palmichal | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Palmichal district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Palmichal district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.8344113|-84.1794108|display=inline,title}} | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Palmichal district}} | map_alt = Palmichal district | map_caption = Palmichal district | image_skyline = Iglesia Palmichal. Acosta. Costa Rica.JPG | image_alt = Palmichal Church, Acosta, Costa Rica | image_caption = Palmichal Church, Acosta, Costa Rica | established_title = Creation | established_date = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[Acosta (canton)|Acosta]] | area_total_km2 = 34.17 | elevation_m = 1097 | population_total = 4581 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 11203 }} '''Palmichal''' is a [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[Acosta (canton)|Acosta]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>
== Geography == Palmichal has an area of {{formatnum:34.17}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916045223/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1097}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />
Tabarcia River, one of the main tributaries of Parrita River basin, originates at the mountains of San Pablo town, located in this district. This water springs of San Pablo are a relevant tourist attraction in Palmichal district, along with coffee and citric plantations nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nacientespalmichal.com/es/contactenos/ubicacion-y-mapa|title = Ubicación y Mapa | Nacientes Palmichal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turismoruralcr.com/nacientes-de-palmichal/|title=Nacientes de palmichal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villagemonde.com/es/destinos-y-alojamientos/costa-rica/liste/auberge-nacientes-palmichal/|title = Albergue Nacientes Palmichal}}</ref>
== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883= |1892=227 |1927=1102 |1950=1886 |1963=2536 |1973=2270 |1984=2691 |2000=3852 |2011=4581 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Palmichal had a population of {{formatnum:4581}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
== Transportation == === Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNS 209.svg|25px]] [[National Route 209 (Costa Rica)|National Route 209]]
== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Districts of San José Province}}
[[Category:Districts of San José Province]] [[Category:Populated places in San José Province]]
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