Pacayas is a district of the Alvarado canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Pacayas | |
|---|---|
 Pacayas district | |
  Pacayas Pacayas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′16″N 83°49′03″W / 9.9377396°N 83.8174516°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Alvarado |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,735 m (5,692 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,628 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30601 |
Geography
editPacayas has an area of 29.68 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,735 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1,754 | — |
| 1950 | 2,192 | +0.97% |
| 1963 | 2,795 | +1.89% |
| 1973 | 3,400 | +1.98% |
| 1984 | 3,760 | +0.92% |
| 2000 | 5,386 | +2.27% |
| 2011 | 5,628 | +0.40% |
| 2022 | 6,257 | +0.97% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Pacayas had a population of 5,628 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
editIt is the home of the cooperative Coopebaires R. L., the main wholesale distributor of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and other fresh vegetables in the north region of Cartago Province.[7]
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.
- ^ 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). 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.
- ^ "Coopebaires R.L". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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