La Cuesta is a district of the Corredores canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
La Cuesta | |
|---|---|
 La Cuesta district | |
  La Cuesta La Cuesta district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′23″N 82°52′16″W / 8.4729654°N 82.871246°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Corredores |
| Creation | 19 October 1973 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,906 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 61002 |
History
editLa Cuesta was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from Golfito canton.[2]
Geography
editLa Cuesta has an area of 37.06 km²[3] and an elevation of 38 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,161 | — |
| 1963 | 17,066 | +13.85% |
| 1973 | 5,195 | −11.21% |
| 1984 | 9,449 | +5.59% |
| 2000 | 3,623 | −5.82% |
| 2011 | 3,906 | +0.69% |
| 2022 | 5,122 | +2.49% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, La Cuesta had a population of 3,906 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.
- ^ 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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