Palmar is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Palmar | |
|---|---|
 Palmar district | |
  Palmar Palmar district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°56′20″N 83°25′30″W / 8.9387503°N 83.4249454°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Osa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 250.72 km2 (96.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,815 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60502 |
Geography
editPalmar has an area of 250.72 km²[3] and an elevation of 26 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,718 | — |
| 1963 | 8,052 | +0.33% |
| 1973 | 13,660 | +5.43% |
| 1984 | 14,845 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 9,906 | −2.50% |
| 2011 | 9,815 | −0.08% |
| 2022 | 11,219 | +1.22% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Palmar had a population of 9,815 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "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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