Coordinates: 9°59′22″N 84°53′35″W / 9.9895775°N 84.8931864°W / 9.9895775; -84.8931864

Puntarenas District

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Puntarenas
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Puntarenas district
Puntarenas district location in Costa Rica
Puntarenas district location in Costa Rica
Puntarenas
Puntarenas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′22″N 84°53′35″W / 9.9895775°N 84.8931864°W / 9.9895775; -84.8931864
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Area
 • Total34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,335
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60101

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

Geography

Puntarenas has an area of 34.6 km2[3] and an elevation of 4 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18641,502—
18832,02434.8%
18922,53825.4%
19277,790206.9%
195015,660101.0%
196326,08266.6%
197326,9403.3%
198429,2248.5%
20009,559−67.3%
20118,335−12.8%

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

At the 2011 census, Puntarenas had a population of 8,335 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. ^ 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). 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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