Mercedes District, Montes de Oca

Mercedes
District
La Bandera roundabout in 2016, on Route 39 in this district.
La Bandera roundabout in 2016, on Route 39 in this district.
Map
Mercedes district
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′37″N 84°03′01″W / 9.9436866°N 84.0503309°W / 9.9436866; -84.0503309
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonMontes de Oca
Area
 • Total
1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,688
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11503

Mercedes is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Mercedes has an area of 1.44 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,200 metres.[1]

Locations

Barrios (neighborhoods): Betania, Alma Máter, Damiana, Dent (part), Guaymí, Paso Hondo, Paulina, Profesores

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927413—    
19501,358+5.31%
19632,800+5.72%
19733,815+3.14%
19844,419+1.35%
20004,872+0.61%
20114,688−0.35%
20224,189−1.02%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 4,688 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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