Tacares | |
|---|---|
| Village of Tacares, Costa Rica | |
Tacares district | |
| Coordinates: 10°01′53″N84°18′43″W / 10.0315178°N 84.3118077°W | |
| Country | |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Grecia |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,963 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20305 |
Tacares is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Tacares has an area of 24.82 km2 [3] and an elevation of 800 metres. [1]
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 463 | — |
| 1892 | 504 | +0.95% |
| 1927 | 2,013 | +4.04% |
| 1950 | 1,833 | −0.41% |
| 1963 | 3,152 | +4.26% |
| 1973 | 3,439 | +0.88% |
| 1984 | 3,902 | +1.15% |
| 2000 | 6,879 | +3.61% |
| 2011 | 7,963 | +1.34% |
| 2022 | 10,125 | +2.21% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Tacares had a population of 7,963 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: