Quebradilla

Quebradilla
District
Quebradilla district
Quebradilla Quebradilla district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°51′00″N84°00′07″W / 9.8499843°N 84.001924°W / 9.8499843; -84.001924
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Cartago
Creation	16 March 1983
Area
• Total	18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi)
Elevation	1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,349
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30111

Quebradilla is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Quebradilla was created on 16 March 1983 by Decreto Ejecutivo 14371-G. Segregated from Guadalupe. ^[2]

Geography

Quebradilla has an area of 18.91 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 1,410 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1984	2,410	—
2000	4,697	+4.26%
2011	5,349	+1.19%
2022	10,116	+5.96%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Quebradilla had a population of 5,349 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 206
• National Route 228
• National Route 407

References

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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.