Geography
Ciudad Quesada lies at an elevation of 656 meters above sea level at the foot of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) on the southern edge of the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos), an expansive lowland that forms a major part of the Caribbean slope in northern Costa Rica. It is 59 km. north-west of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 90.9 km. from the national capital city of San Jose.
The district of Quesada has an area of 145,31 km², and has a population of 42,060 habitants.
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