Potrero Grande | |
|---|---|
Potrero Grande district | |
| Coordinates: 9°06′07″N83°09′56″W / 9.1020612°N 83.1654336°W | |
| Country | |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
• Total | 626.4 km2 (241.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,956 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60303 |
Potrero Grande is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Potrero Grande has an area of 626.4 km² [3] and an elevation of 183 metres. [1]
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 713 | — |
| 1950 | 1,222 | +2.37% |
| 1963 | 2,576 | +5.90% |
| 1973 | 5,700 | +8.27% |
| 1984 | 9,655 | +4.91% |
| 2000 | 5,162 | −3.84% |
| 2011 | 5,956 | +1.31% |
| 2022 | 7,450 | +2.06% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Potrero Grande had a population of 5,956 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: