Mercedes District, Heredia

Mercedes
District
Mercedes district
Mercedes Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′22″N84°07′59″W / 10.0062029°N 84.1330732°W / 10.0062029; -84.1330732
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Heredia
Area
• Total	4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation	1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,744
• Density	6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40102

Mercedes is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Mercedes has an area of 4.15 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 1,130 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	879	—
1883	1,036	+0.87%
1892	1,135	+1.02%
1927	1,148	+0.03%
1950	1,561	+1.35%
1963	3,381	+6.13%
1973	6,536	+6.81%
1984	12,719	+6.24%
2000	19,717	+2.78%
2011	25,744	+2.45%
2022	29,612	+1.28%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 25,744 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 111
• National Route 126

Economy

The main industries in the city are textiles and food.

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

1. "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. 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. 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.