Candelaria is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

Segregated from Atenas canton.

[2] Candelaria has an area of 4.69 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres.

[1] For the 2011 census, Candelaria had a population of 1,961 inhabitants.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.