Candelaria District
Appearance
Candelaria | |
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Candelaria district | |
Coordinates: 10°01′33″N 84°25′12″W / 10.0257074°N 84.4199164°W | |
Country | |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Palmares |
Creation | 19 April 1911 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,961 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 20705 |
Candelaria is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]Candelaria was created on 19 April 1911. Segregated from Atenas canton.[2]
Geography
[edit]Candelaria has an area of 4.69 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1927 | 714 | — |
1950 | 618 | −0.63% |
1963 | 688 | +0.83% |
1973 | 740 | +0.73% |
1984 | 908 | +1.88% |
2000 | 1,745 | +4.17% |
2011 | 1,961 | +1.07% |
2022 | 2,457 | +2.07% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, Candelaria had a population of 1,961 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.