Oriental District

Oriental
District
Oriental district
Oriental Oriental district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°51′39″N83°54′55″W / 9.8609457°N 83.9152618°W / 9.8609457; -83.9152618
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Cartago
Area
• Total	2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation	1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,228
• Density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30101

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

Geography

Oriental has an area of 2.04 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,435 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	2,930	—
1883	4,446	+2.22%
1927	5,648	+0.55%
1950	7,441	+1.21%
1963	10,344	+2.57%
1973	13,489	+2.69%
1984	14,428	+0.61%
2000	12,839	−0.73%
2011	12,228	−0.44%
2022	11,079	−0.89%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Oriental had a population of 12,228 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 10
• National Route 231
• National Route 233

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. An unmanned platform stop is located at the northwest, near the Basilica.

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). Archived from the original on 16 September 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.