Pacayas

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Pacayas
District
Pacayas
Pacayas district
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Pacayas
Pacayas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′16″N83°49′03″W / 9.9377396°N 83.8174516°W / 9.9377396; -83.8174516
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton Alvarado
Area
 • Total
29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Elevation
1,735 m (5,692 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,628
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30601

Pacayas is a district of the Alvarado canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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Geography

Pacayas has an area of 29.68 km² [3] and an elevation of 1,735 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
19271,754—    
19502,192+0.97%
19632,795+1.89%
19733,400+1.98%
19843,760+0.92%
20005,386+2.27%
20115,628+0.40%
20226,257+0.97%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Pacayas had a population of 5,628 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

It is the home of the cooperative Coopebaires R. L., the main wholesale distributor of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and other fresh vegetables in the north region of Cartago Province. [7]

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. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Coopebaires R.L" . Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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