La Cuesta

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La Cuesta
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
  Total37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,906
  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
CensusPop.
1950 3,161
1963 17,066439.9%
1973 5,195−69.6%
1984 9,44981.9%
2000 3,623−61.7%
2011 3,9067.8%

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:

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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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.