Barbacoas District

Barbacoas
District
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Barbacoas district
Barbacoas district location in Costa Rica
Barbacoas district location in Costa Rica
Barbacoas
Barbacoas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°51′27″N 84°21′56″W / 9.8574384°N 84.3655956°W / 9.8574384; -84.3655956
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPuriscal
Area
 • Total
18.74 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,692
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10403

Barbacoas is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Barbacoas has an area of 18.74 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,160 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883382—    
1892469+2.31%
19271,474+3.33%
19501,836+0.96%
19632,398+2.08%
19732,326−0.30%
19842,422+0.37%
20003,210+1.78%
20113,692+1.28%
20225,104+2.99%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Barbacoas had a population of 3,692 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). 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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