Sierpe is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Sierpe | |
|---|---|
 Sierpe district | |
  Sierpe Sierpe district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′31″N 83°29′11″W / 8.8086583°N 83.4864252°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Osa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 631.15 km2 (243.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,205 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60503 |
Geography
editSierpe has an area of 631.15 km2[3] and an elevation of 8 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,506 | — |
| 1963 | 4,117 | +8.04% |
| 1973 | 3,486 | −1.65% |
| 1984 | 4,081 | +1.44% |
| 2000 | 4,124 | +0.07% |
| 2011 | 4,205 | +0.18% |
| 2022 | 3,075 | −2.81% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Sierpe had a population of 4,205 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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