El General is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] Its head village is General Viejo.
El General | |
|---|---|
 El General district | |
  El General El General district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°21′10″N 83°36′15″W / 9.3527029°N 83.6041988°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Pérez Zeledón |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.35 km2 (29.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,373 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11902 |
History
editGeneral Viejo's colonization began at the end of the 19th century. Manuel Estrada settled in this land in 1870. Also, Marta Durán Elizondo and her husband Trino Montero, who was known as "Don Trino", were one of the few families that founded what is now the population of the General Valley.[citation needed]
Geography
editEl General has an area of 76.35 km2[3] and an elevation of 710 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 284 | — |
| 1927 | 479 | +1.50% |
| 1950 | 1,875 | +6.11% |
| 1963 | 2,310 | +1.62% |
| 1973 | 3,250 | +3.47% |
| 1984 | 3,576 | +0.87% |
| 2000 | 5,882 | +3.16% |
| 2011 | 6,373 | +0.73% |
| 2022 | 7,282 | +1.22% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, El General had a population of 6,373 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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