Corredores is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is Ciudad Neily in Corredor district.
Corredores | |
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 Corredores canton | |
  Corredores Corredores canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°32′17″N 82°56′45″W / 8.5380105°N 82.9457347°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 19 October 1973[1] |
| Head city | Ciudad Neily, Corredor |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Corredores |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620.6 km2 (239.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,831 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 610 |
| Website | www |
History
editCorredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.[1]
Geography
editCorredores has an area of 620.6 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 58 metres.[2]
The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
Districts
editThe canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1984 | 28,366 | — |
| 2000 | 37,274 | +1.72% |
| 2011 | 41,831 | +1.05% |
| 2022 | 51,023 | +1.82% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, Corredores had a population of 41,831 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ 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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