El Amparo | |
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![]() El Amparo district | |
Coordinates: 10°50′08″N84°39′27″W / 10.8355152°N 84.6574499°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Los Chiles |
Area | |
• Total | 313.29 km2 (120.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,992 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 21403 |
El Amparo is a district of the Los Chiles canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
El Amparo has an area of 313.29 km2 [3] and an elevation of 44 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1973 | 879 | — |
1984 | 2,509 | +10.00% |
2000 | 5,390 | +4.90% |
2011 | 5,992 | +0.97% |
2022 | 7,841 | +2.48% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, El Amparo had a population of 5,992 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: