Puente de Piedra District

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Puente de Piedra
Puente de Piedra District
Puente de Piedra district
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Puente de Piedra
Puente de Piedra district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°01′47″N84°19′59″W / 10.0298114°N 84.3331944°W / 10.0298114; -84.3331944
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Canton Grecia
Creation22 April 1932
Area
  Total23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Elevation
875 m (2,871 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,556
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
20307

Puente de Piedra is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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History

Puente de Piedra was created on 22 April 1932 by Acuerdo 609 . [2]

Geography

Puente de Piedra has an area of 23.07 km2 [3] and an elevation of 875 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1883 593
1892 6275.7%
1950 1,666
1963 2,26035.7%
1973 2,70419.6%
1984 4,49366.2%
2000 9,325107.5%
2011 10,55613.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Puente de Piedra had a population of 10,556 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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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. 1 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.