Candelarita is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Candelarita | |
|---|---|
 Candelarita district | |
  Candelarita Candelarita district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°47′18″N 84°20′13″W / 9.7882156°N 84.3369487°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.87 km2 (9.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,436 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10406 |
Geography
editCandelarita has an area of 24.87 km2 (9.60 sq mi)[3] and an elevation of 980 metres (3,220 ft).[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 331 | — |
| 1892 | 719 | +9.00% |
| 1927 | 821 | +0.38% |
| 1950 | 1,012 | +0.91% |
| 1963 | 1,357 | +2.28% |
| 1973 | 1,198 | −1.24% |
| 1984 | 1,333 | +0.98% |
| 2000 | 1,425 | +0.42% |
| 2011 | 1,436 | +0.07% |
| 2022 | 1,613 | +1.06% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Candelarita had a population of 1,436 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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