Carrizal District

Carrizal
District
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Carrizal district
Carrizal district location in Costa Rica
Carrizal district location in Costa Rica
Carrizal
Carrizal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°05′16″N 84°10′35″W / 10.0877656°N 84.176284°W / 10.0877656; -84.176284
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAlajuela
Area
 • Total
16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation
1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,856
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20103

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

Geography

Carrizal has an area of 16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)[3] and an elevation of 1,470 metres (4,820 ft).[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883265—    
1927919+2.87%
19501,272+1.42%
19631,988+3.49%
19732,694+3.09%
19843,143+1.41%
20006,455+4.60%
20116,856+0.55%
20228,288+1.74%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Carrizal had a population of 6,856 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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