Barranca District

Barranca
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Barranca district
Barranca district location in Costa Rica
Barranca district location in Costa Rica
Barranca
Barranca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′05″N 84°42′44″W / 10.0013335°N 84.7121014°W / 10.0013335; -84.7121014
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Creation20 November 1965
Area
 • Total
36.07 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
30,650
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60108

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

History

Barranca was created on 20 November 1965 by Ley 3594. Segregated from Puntarenas.[2]

Geography

Barranca has an area of 36.07 km²[3] and an elevation of 27 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19735,883—    
198415,882+9.45%
200033,493+4.77%
201130,650−0.80%
202234,827+1.17%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Barranca had a population of 30,650 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). 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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