Coordinates: 10°07′07″N 83°35′18″W / 10.1184859°N 83.58824°W / 10.1184859; -83.58824

Alegría District

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Alegría
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Alegría district
Alegría district location in Costa Rica
Alegría district location in Costa Rica
Alegría
Alegría district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°07′07″N 83°35′18″W / 10.1184859°N 83.58824°W / 10.1184859; -83.58824
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonSiquirres
Creation17 January 1996
Area
 • Total37.73 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,656
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70306

Alegría is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Alegría was created on 17 January 1996 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24931-G.[2]

Geography

Alegría has an area of 37.73 km²[3] and an elevation of 420 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Villages (Poblados): Alto Herediana, Portón Iberia, Río Peje, Vueltas.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20003,600—
20115,65657.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Alegría had a population of 5,656 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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