Peñas Blancas is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Peñas Blancas | |
|---|---|
 Peñas Blancas district | |
  Peñas Blancas Peñas Blancas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 84°39′54″W / 10.3641086°N 84.6650389°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Ramón |
| Creation | 13 March 1951 |
| Area | |
• Total | 247.04 km2 (95.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,289 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20213 |
History
editPeñas Blancas was created on 13 March 1951 by Decreto Ejecutivo 91.[2]
Geography
editPeñas Blancas has an area of 247.04 km2[3] and an elevation of 225 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,439 | — |
| 1973 | 3,413 | +9.02% |
| 1984 | 3,794 | +0.97% |
| 2000 | 6,632 | +3.55% |
| 2011 | 9,289 | +3.11% |
| 2022 | 11,460 | +1.93% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Peñas Blancas had a population of 9,289 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). 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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