Pocosol

Pocosol
District
Pocosol district
Pocosol Pocosol district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°45′04″N84°27′20″W / 10.7510634°N 84.4556481°W / 10.7510634; -84.4556481
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	San Carlos
Creation	3 November 1983
Area
• Total	660.75 km2 (255.12 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,395
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	21013

Pocosol is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Pocosol was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 231. Segregated from Cutris. ^[2]

Geography

Pocosol has an area of 660.75 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 110 metres. ^[1]

It is located in the northern region of the country and its limits are, to the north Nicaragua, to the south Monterrey, to the west Los Chiles, to the east Cutris.

Its head, the town of Santa Rosa, is located 44.7 km (1 hour) NE of Ciudad Quesada and 144 km (2 hours 51 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.

It presents a level ground in almost all its extension.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1984	8,105		—
2000	12,177		50.2%
2011	15,395		26.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Pocosol had a population of 15,395 inhabitants. ^[6] It is the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of The district counts on 15 395 inhabitants, turning it into the fourth most populated of the canton, behind of de Quesada, Aguas Zarcas y Pital.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 35
• National Route 227
• National Route 752
• National Route 761

Settlements

Pocosol has 44 population centers:

• Santa Rosa (head of the district)
• Santa María
• Las Brisas
• Acapulco
• Tres y Tres
• Asentamiento Juanilama
• La Esperanza
• San Martín
• San Bosco
• Santa Lucía
• San Diego
• San Andrés
• San Isidro (Zapatón)
• Buenos Aires
• Esterito
• La Milagrosa
• Asentamiento Los Ángeles
• Asentamiento Las Nieves
• Asentamiento Santa Rosa
• Parajeles
• San Gerardo
• Santa Cecilia
• El Edén
• La Luisa
• San Luis
• El Plomo
• Rancho Quemado
• Paraíso
• Pueblo Nuevo
• Paso Real
• San Rafael
• La Ceiba
• La Aldea
• San Alejo
• San Cristóbal
• Cuatro Esquinas
• Banderas
• El Conchito
• San Isidro
• La Guaria
• El Jocote
• Llano Verde
• La Azucena
• El Concho
• Pueblo Santo

Economy

There are three main economic activities:

• Cultivation of agricultural products like citrus, sugar cane, roots and tubers.
• Dual purpose cattle activity (meat and milk).
• Reforestation and industrialization of wood.

Services

Pocosol has health and educational services. In addition to a lot of commerce such as pharmacies, shops, financial institutions, restaurants, among others.

References

• Costa Rica portal

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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.