El Tejar | |
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![]() El Tejar district | |
Coordinates: 9°50′38″N83°57′05″W / 9.8438293°N 83.9513588°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Cartago |
Canton | El Guarco |
Area | |
• Total | 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,377 m (4,518 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,984 |
• Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 30801 |
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
El Tejar has an area of 6.07 km² [3] and an elevation of 1,377 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1864 | 1,214 | — |
1927 | 4,204 | +1.99% |
1950 | 2,647 | −1.99% |
1963 | 4,119 | +3.46% |
1973 | 6,449 | +4.59% |
1984 | 11,158 | +5.11% |
2000 | 18,648 | +3.26% |
2011 | 24,984 | +2.69% |
2022 | 27,582 | +0.90% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, El Tejar had a population of 24,984 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: