Pilas | |
|---|---|
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. |
|---|---|---|
| 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]