District in Puntarenas canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Pitahaya is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Pitahaya has an area of 109.66 km2[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Demographics
Historical populationCensus | | |
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1892 | 248 | — |
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1927 | 1,048 | +4.20% |
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1950 | 1,619 | +1.91% |
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1963 | 3,320 | +5.68% |
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1973 | 3,387 | +0.20% |
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1984 | 3,502 | +0.30% |
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2000 | 1,822 | −4.00% |
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2011 | 2,211 | +1.77% |
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2022 | 2,916 | +2.55% |
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, Pitahaya had a population of 2,211 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References