Cangrejal is a district of the Acosta canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Cangrejal | |
|---|---|
 Cangrejal district | |
  Cangrejal Cangrejal district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′27″N 84°11′20″W / 9.7407627°N 84.1890186°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Acosta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.46 km2 (24.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,875 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11204 |
Geography
editCangrejal has an area of 64.46 km2[3] and an elevation of 700 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 239 | — |
| 1892 | 346 | +4.20% |
| 1927 | 1,136 | +3.46% |
| 1950 | 1,664 | +1.67% |
| 1963 | 1,712 | +0.22% |
| 1973 | 2,181 | +2.45% |
| 1984 | 1,924 | −1.13% |
| 2000 | 1,987 | +0.20% |
| 2011 | 1,875 | −0.53% |
| 2022 | 1,875 | +0.00% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Cangrejal had a population of 1,875 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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