La Granja District

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La Granja
District
La Granja District
La Granja district
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La Granja
La Granja district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°03′20″N84°26′55″W / 10.055495°N 84.4487436°W / 10.055495; -84.4487436
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Canton Palmares
Creation14 December 1964
Area
 • Total
4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,119
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
20707

La Granja is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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History

La Granja was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3468. Segregated from Buenos Aires. [2]

Geography

La Granja has an area of 4.44 km2 [3] and an elevation of 1,030 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
1892356—    
19731,442+1.74%
19842,174+3.80%
20003,210+2.47%
20114,119+2.29%
20224,587+0.98%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, La Granja had a population of 4,119 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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