Palmitos District

Palmitos
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Palmitos district
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Palmitos
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°05′51″N 84°25′28″W / 10.0974628°N 84.4244759°W / 10.0974628; -84.4244759
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonNaranjo
Creation16 October 2008
Area
 • Total
8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation
1,055 m (3,461 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,271
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20608

Palmitos is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Palmitos was created on 16 October 2008 by Decreto Ejecutivo 34848-MG.[2]

Geography

Palmitos has an area of 8.09 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,055 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883388—    
20114,271+1.89%
20224,883+1.22%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Palmitos had a population of 4,271 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. 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). 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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