Boruca is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Boruca | |
|---|---|
 Boruca district | |
  Boruca Boruca district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′53″N 83°19′23″W / 9.0147424°N 83.3231441°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.02 km2 (48.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,074 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60304 |
Geography
editBoruca has an area of 125.02 km²[3] and an elevation of 550 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 335 | — |
| 1927 | 352 | +0.11% |
| 1950 | 513 | +1.65% |
| 1963 | 1,049 | +5.66% |
| 1973 | 1,892 | +6.08% |
| 1984 | 2,861 | +3.83% |
| 2011 | 3,074 | +0.27% |
| 2022 | 3,351 | +0.79% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Boruca had a population of 3,074 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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