Puntarenas is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Puntarenas | |
|---|---|
 Puntarenas district | |
  Puntarenas Puntarenas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°59′22″N 84°53′35″W / 9.9895775°N 84.8931864°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Puntarenas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,335 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60101 |
Geography
editPuntarenas has an area of 34.6 km2[3] and an elevation of 4 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 1,502 | — |
| 1883 | 2,024 | +1.58% |
| 1892 | 2,538 | +2.55% |
| 1927 | 7,790 | +3.26% |
| 1950 | 15,660 | +3.08% |
| 1963 | 26,082 | +4.00% |
| 1973 | 26,940 | +0.32% |
| 1984 | 29,224 | +0.74% |
| 2000 | 9,559 | −6.75% |
| 2011 | 8,335 | −1.24% |
| 2022 | 6,653 | −2.03% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
At the 2011 census, Puntarenas had a population of 8,335 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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