La Suiza | |
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![]() La Suiza district | |
Coordinates: 9°45′50″N83°36′25″W / 9.7640221°N 83.6069215°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Cartago |
Canton | Turrialba |
Area | |
• Total | 160.36 km2 (61.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,590 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 30502 |
La Suiza is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
La Suiza has an area of 160.36 km² [3] and an elevation of 616 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1927 | 3,025 | — |
1950 | 5,084 | +2.28% |
1963 | 8,259 | +3.80% |
1973 | 5,381 | −4.19% |
1984 | 6,416 | +1.61% |
2000 | 9,202 | +2.28% |
2011 | 7,590 | −1.74% |
2022 | 8,821 | +1.38% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, La Suiza had a population of 7,590 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: