Potrero Cerrado

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Potrero Cerrado
District
Potrero Cerrado
Potrero Cerrado district
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Potrero Cerrado
Potrero Cerrado district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°55′54″N83°52′31″W / 9.9315916°N 83.8751389°W / 9.9315916; -83.8751389
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton Oreamuno
Area
 • Total
18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation
2,196 m (7,205 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,281
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30703

Potrero Cerrado is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

Contents

Geography

Potrero Cerrado has an area of 18.2 km² [3] and an elevation of 2,196 metres. [1]

Climate

Potrero Cerrado has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall from January to April and heavy rainfall from May to December.

Climate data for Potrero Cerrado
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)16.8
(62.2)		17.6
(63.7)		18.4
(65.1)		18.6
(65.5)		18.5
(65.3)		18.0
(64.4)		17.8
(64.0)		17.9
(64.2)		18.1
(64.6)		17.7
(63.9)		17.2
(63.0)		16.8
(62.2)		17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)12.9
(55.2)		13.2
(55.8)		13.8
(56.8)		14.3
(57.7)		14.6
(58.3)		14.4
(57.9)		14.4
(57.9)		14.4
(57.9)		14.3
(57.7)		13.9
(57.0)		13.7
(56.7)		13.1
(55.6)		13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.1
(48.4)		8.9
(48.0)		9.2
(48.6)		10.0
(50.0)		10.7
(51.3)		10.8
(51.4)		11.0
(51.8)		11.0
(51.8)		10.6
(51.1)		10.1
(50.2)		10.3
(50.5)		9.5
(49.1)		10.1
(50.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)79
(3.1)		42
(1.7)		33
(1.3)		75
(3.0)		217
(8.5)		238
(9.4)		197
(7.8)		231
(9.1)		270
(10.6)		314
(12.4)		201
(7.9)		135
(5.3)		2,032
(80.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
1927443—    
1950945+3.35%
1963888−0.48%
1973888+0.00%
1984959+0.70%
20002,023+4.78%
20112,281+1.10%
20222,402+0.47%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, Potrero Cerrado had a population of 2,281 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. ↑ "Climate: Potrero Cerrado". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ "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.
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