Laurel District

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Laurel
Laurel District
Laurel district
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Laurel
Laurel district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°26′40″N82°58′17″W / 8.4445263°N 82.971503°W / 8.4445263; -82.971503
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Puntarenas
Canton Corredores
Creation22 August 1995
Area
  Total188.38 km2 (72.73 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,148
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
61004

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

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History

Laurel was created on 22 August 1995 by Ley 7539. [2]

Geography

Laurel has an area of 188.38 km² [3] and an elevation of 20 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2000 8,469
2011 9,1488.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Laurel had a population of 9,148 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). 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.