Germania District

Germania
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Germania district
Germania district location in Costa Rica
Germania district location in Costa Rica
Germania
Germania district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°10′07″N 83°33′43″W / 10.168505°N 83.5619224°W / 10.168505; -83.5619224
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonSiquirres
Creation19 September 1911
Area
 • Total
33.98 km2 (13.12 sq mi)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,471
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70304

Germania is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Germania was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]

Geography

Germania has an area of 33.98 km²[3] and an elevation of 106 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): América, Babilonia
  • Villages (Poblados): Cacao, Colombiana, Herediana, Milano, Trinidad, Williamsburg

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927678—    
1950767+0.54%
19631,453+5.04%
19732,423+5.25%
19842,995+1.95%
20002,425−1.31%
20112,471+0.17%
20223,400+2.94%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Germania had a population of 2,471 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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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