Jesús is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Jesús | |
|---|---|
 Jesús district | |
  Jesús Jesús district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′21″N 84°25′32″W / 9.9559173°N 84.4255278°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Atenas |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.96 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 874 m (2,867 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,631 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20502 |
Geography
editJesús has an area of 17.96 km2[3] and an elevation of 874 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 762 | — |
| 1892 | 1,125 | +4.42% |
| 1927 | 1,924 | +1.55% |
| 1950 | 1,883 | −0.09% |
| 1963 | 2,111 | +0.88% |
| 1973 | 2,355 | +1.10% |
| 1984 | 2,671 | +1.15% |
| 2000 | 3,598 | +1.88% |
| 2011 | 3,631 | +0.08% |
| 2022 | 4,371 | +1.70% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Jesús had a population of 3,631 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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