The city, founded in 1888, lies at an elevation of 1,017 meters above sea level in the Central Valley (Valle Central), 6 kilometers southeast of the city of San Ramón, 38 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and 56 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.
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Palmares is the capital of the canton of the same name in southern Alajuela. With a population of around 31,000 (2013) Palmares is the second-largest city in the province of Alajuela
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