Pilas | |
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![]() Pilas district | |
Coordinates: 9°05′58″N83°25′16″W / 9.0993501°N 83.4211375°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Puntarenas |
Canton | Buenos Aires |
Creation | 20 January 1968 |
Area | |
• Total | 114.81 km2 (44.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,659 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 60305 |
Pilas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Pilas was created on 20 January 1968 by Decreto 7. Segregated from Buenos Aires. [2]
Pilas has an area of 114.81 km² [3] and an elevation of 250 metres. [1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1973 | 1,505 | — |
1984 | 1,597 | +0.54% |
2000 | 1,575 | −0.09% |
2011 | 1,659 | +0.47% |
2022 | 1,522 | −0.78% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] |
For the 2011 census, Pilas had a population of 1,659 inhabitants. [6]