Puntarenas | |
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Coordinates: 9°59′22″N84°53′35″W / 9.9895775°N 84.8931864°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Canton | Puntarenas |
Area | |
• Total | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,335 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 60101 |
Puntarenas is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Puntarenas has an area of 34.6 km² [3] and an elevation of 4 metres. [1]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 1,502 | — | |
1883 | 2,024 | 34.8% | |
1892 | 2,538 | 25.4% | |
1927 | 7,790 | 206.9% | |
1950 | 15,660 | 101.0% | |
1963 | 26,082 | 66.6% | |
1973 | 26,940 | 3.3% | |
1984 | 29,224 | 8.5% | |
2000 | 9,559 | −67.3% | |
2011 | 8,335 | −12.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] |
At the 2011 census, Puntarenas had a population of 8,335 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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