Barbacoas is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Barbacoas | |
|---|---|
 Barbacoas district | |
  Barbacoas Barbacoas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°51′27″N 84°21′56″W / 9.8574384°N 84.3655956°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.74 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,692 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10403 |
Geography
editBarbacoas has an area of 18.74 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,160 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 382 | — |
| 1892 | 469 | +2.31% |
| 1927 | 1,474 | +3.33% |
| 1950 | 1,836 | +0.96% |
| 1963 | 2,398 | +2.08% |
| 1973 | 2,326 | −0.30% |
| 1984 | 2,422 | +0.37% |
| 2000 | 3,210 | +1.78% |
| 2011 | 3,692 | +1.28% |
| 2022 | 5,104 | +2.99% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Barbacoas had a population of 3,692 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "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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