Santiago District, Palmares

Santiago
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Santiago district
Santiago district location in Costa Rica
Santiago district location in Costa Rica
Santiago
Santiago district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°01′18″N 84°26′56″W / 10.0217648°N 84.4487684°W / 10.0217648; -84.4487684
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPalmares
Creation19 April 1911
Area
 • Total
7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,737
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20704

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

History

Santiago was created on 19 April 1911 by Decreto Ejecutivo 12. Segregated from Atenas canton.[2]

Geography

Santiago has an area of 7.94 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,080 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927833—    
1950969+0.66%
19631,871+5.19%
19731,946+0.39%
19841,964+0.08%
20002,682+1.97%
20112,737+0.18%
20223,104+1.15%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Santiago had a population of 2,737 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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