Pitahaya is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Pitahaya | |
|---|---|
 Pitahaya district | |
  Pitahaya Pitahaya district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′42″N 84°50′16″W / 10.0450797°N 84.8377589°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Puntarenas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.66 km2 (42.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,211 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60102 |
Geography
editPitahaya has an area of 109.66 km2[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 248 | — |
| 1927 | 1,048 | +4.20% |
| 1950 | 1,619 | +1.91% |
| 1963 | 3,320 | +5.68% |
| 1973 | 3,387 | +0.20% |
| 1984 | 3,502 | +0.30% |
| 2000 | 1,822 | −4.00% |
| 2011 | 2,211 | +1.77% |
| 2022 | 2,916 | +2.55% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Pitahaya had a population of 2,211 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.
- ^ "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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