Chomes | |
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![]() Chomes district | |
Coordinates: 10°05′56″N84°55′31″W / 10.0987546°N 84.9251608°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Puntarenas |
Canton | Puntarenas |
Area | |
• Total | 120.3 km2 (46.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,522 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 60103 |
Chomes is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Chomes has an area of 120.3 km2 [3] and an elevation of 4 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1883 | 145 | — |
1892 | 322 | +9.27% |
1927 | 1,923 | +5.24% |
1950 | 1,888 | −0.08% |
1963 | 1,991 | +0.41% |
1973 | 2,378 | +1.79% |
1984 | 2,686 | +1.11% |
2000 | 4,166 | +2.78% |
2011 | 5,522 | +2.59% |
2022 | 7,604 | +2.95% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, Chomes had a population of 5,522 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: