La Cuesta

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La Cuesta
District
La Cuesta
La Cuesta district
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La Cuesta
La Cuesta district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°28′23″N82°52′16″W / 8.4729654°N 82.871246°W / 8.4729654; -82.871246
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Puntarenas
Canton Corredores
Creation19 October 1973
Area
 • Total
37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,906
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
61002

La Cuesta is a district of the Corredores canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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History

La Cuesta was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from Golfito canton. [2]

Geography

La Cuesta has an area of 37.06 km² [3] and an elevation of 38 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
19503,161—    
196317,066+13.85%
19735,195−11.21%
19849,449+5.59%
20003,623−5.82%
20113,906+0.69%
20225,122+2.49%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, La Cuesta had a population of 3,906 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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.
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