Concepción is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Concepción | |
|---|---|
 Concepción district | |
  Concepción Concepción district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′42″N 84°04′10″W / 10.0450063°N 84.0693483°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Canton | San Rafael |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,490 m (4,890 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,077 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 40505 |
Geography
editConcepción has an area of 22.67 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,490 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 359 | — |
| 1927 | 756 | +2.15% |
| 1950 | 994 | +1.20% |
| 1963 | 1,245 | +1.75% |
| 1973 | 1,527 | +2.06% |
| 1984 | 1,914 | +2.07% |
| 2000 | 4,158 | +4.97% |
| 2011 | 6,077 | +3.51% |
| 2022 | 8,656 | +3.27% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Concepción had a population of 6,077 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
edit- ^ 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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