Volcán District

Volcán
District
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Volcán district
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Volcán
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°14′49″N 83°27′36″W / 9.2469072°N 83.4598999°W / 9.2469072; -83.4598999
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Area
 • Total
187.56 km2 (72.42 sq mi)
Elevation
418 m (1,371 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,815
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60302

Volcán is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Volcán has an area of 187.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 418 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19501,550—    
19632,793+4.63%
19733,589+2.54%
19843,551−0.10%
20006,471+3.82%
20113,815−4.69%
20224,224+0.93%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Volcán had a population of 3,815 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. ^ 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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