Montes de Oro (canton)

Montes de Oro
Canton
Miramar Church, in Montes de Oro
Miramar Church, in Montes de Oro
Flag of Montes de Oro
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Official seal of Montes de Oro
Seal
Map
Montes de Oro canton
Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica
Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica
Montes de Oro
Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°08′49″N 84°44′00″W / 10.1469106°N 84.733311°W / 10.1469106; -84.733311
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation17 July 1915[1]
Head cityMiramar
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Montes de Oro
Area
 • Total
244.76 km2 (94.50 sq mi)
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,950
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code604
Websitewww.munimontesdeoro.go.cr

Montes de Oro is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Miramar district.

History

Montes de Oro was created on 17 July 1915 by decree 42.[1]

Geography

Montes de Oro has an area of 244.76 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 370 metres.[2]

The mountainous canton lies in the Cordillera de Tilarán northeast of the city of Puntarenas. It is limited on the north by the Aranjuez River. The San Miguel River and Tiacinto River delineate the southern boundary.

Districts

The canton of Montes de Oro is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Miramar
  2. La Unión
  3. San Isidro

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19274,312—    
19505,595+1.14%
19636,616+1.30%
19736,979+0.54%
19847,444+0.59%
200011,159+2.56%
201112,950+1.36%
202216,395+2.17%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Montes de Oro had a population of 12,950 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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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