Piedades is a district of the Santa Ana canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Piedades | |
|---|---|
 Piedades district | |
  Piedades Piedades district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′58″N 84°12′31″W / 9.9160239°N 84.2086038°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Santa Ana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,128 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10905 |
Geography
editPiedades has an area of 12.01 km2[3] and an elevation of 899 metres.[1]
Locations
editIts neighborhoods are:[4]
- Caraña
- Cebadilla
- Finquitas
- Montaña del Sol
- Rincón San Marcos
- Triunfo.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 663 | — |
| 1950 | 1,004 | +1.82% |
| 1963 | 1,663 | +3.96% |
| 1973 | 2,642 | +4.74% |
| 1984 | 3,614 | +2.89% |
| 2000 | 6,199 | +3.43% |
| 2011 | 8,128 | +2.49% |
| 2022 | 9,393 | +1.32% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, Piedades had a population of 8,128 inhabitants. [7]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica según Decreto N° 35213-MG publicado en la Gaceta Nº 85 del 5 de Mayo de 2009 (Administrative Territorial Division of Costa Rica under Decree #35213-MG, published in Gazette #85 of 5 May 2009)
- ^ "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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