title: El Tejar de El Guarco
text: # El Tejar de El Guarco
  
  El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
  
  ## Geography
  
  El Tejar has an area of 6.07 km² and an elevation of 1,377 metres.
  
  ## Locations
  
  * Barrios (neighborhoods): Asunción, Barahona, Barrio Nuevo, Colonia, Chavarría, Sabana, Sabana Grande, San Rafael, Santa Gertrudis, Sauces, Silo, Viento Fresco, Barrio Santo Cristo (BSC)
  
  ## Demographics
  
  For the 2011 census, El Tejar had a population of 24,984 inhabitants.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Road transportation
  
  The district is covered by the following road routes:
  
  * National Route 2
  * National Route 228
  * National Route 236
  