La Colonia is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
La Colonia | |
|---|---|
 La Colonia district | |
  La Colonia La Colonia district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′17″N 83°47′55″W / 10.2713465°N 83.7986457°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Pococí |
| Creation | 11 June 2012 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70207 |
History
editLa Colonia was created on 11 June 2012 by Decreto Ejecutivo N° 24-2012-MGP.[2]
Geography
editLa Colonia has an area of 39.1 km2[3] and an elevation of 180 metres.[1]
It presents a flat landscape in the totality of its territory, with an average altitude of 5 meters on the level of the sea.
It is located in the central Caribbean region and borders the districts of Jiménez to the east and Guápiles to the south, to the west and to the north.
Its head, the village of San Rafael, is located 6 km (12 minutes) to the northwest of Guápiles and 68.7 km (1 hours 33 minutes) to the northeast of San José the capital of the nation.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,852 | — |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, La Colonia had not been created, therefore census data will be available until 2021. [6]
Settlements
editThe population centers that make up the district are:
- Villages (Poblados): San Rafael, Brisas del Toro Amarillo, Cascada, La Victoria, Losilla, San Bosco, Santa Elena, Prado (Parte)
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.
- ^ a b 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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