Potrero Grande is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Potrero Grande | |
|---|---|
 Potrero Grande district | |
  Potrero Grande Potrero Grande district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°06′07″N 83°09′56″W / 9.1020612°N 83.1654336°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
• Total | 626.4 km2 (241.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,956 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60303 |
Geography
editPotrero Grande has an area of 626.4 km²[3] and an elevation of 183 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 713 | — |
| 1950 | 1,222 | +2.37% |
| 1963 | 2,576 | +5.90% |
| 1973 | 5,700 | +8.27% |
| 1984 | 9,655 | +4.91% |
| 2000 | 5,162 | −3.84% |
| 2011 | 5,956 | +1.31% |
| 2022 | 7,450 | +2.06% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Potrero Grande had a population of 5,956 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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