Candelaria District

Candelaria
District
Candelaria district
Candelaria Candelaria district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°01′33″N84°25′12″W / 10.0257074°N 84.4199164°W / 10.0257074; -84.4199164
Country	Costa Rica
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

Candelaria was created on 19 April 1911. Segregated from Atenas canton. ^[2]

Geography

Candelaria has an area of 4.69 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

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	2,217	+1.12%
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

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 135

References

1. "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.