[1][2] It is located in the north of the country, near the Nicaraguan border.

La Garita has an area of 273.37 km2[3] and an elevation of 300 metres.

Other villages in the district are Agua Muerta, Andes, Asilo, Cañita, Carmen, Fortuna, Guapinol, Innocentes, Lavaderos, Pochote, San Antonio and Tapezco.

For the 2011 census, La Garita had a population of 1,688 inhabitants.

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