Tambor District

Tambor
District
Tambor district
Tambor Tambor district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°01′42″N84°16′02″W / 10.0283414°N 84.2673075°W / 10.0283414; -84.2673075
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Creation	6 November 1922
Area
• Total	13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,992
• Density	790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20112

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

History

Tambor was created on 6 November 1922 by Decreto 28. ^[2]

Geography

Tambor has an area of 13.88 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 950 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	1,249	—
1950	1,585	+1.04%
1963	2,080	+2.11%
1973	3,163	+4.28%
1984	5,148	+4.53%
2000	9,370	+3.81%
2011	10,992	+1.46%
2022	15,847	+3.38%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Tambor had a population of 10,992 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 107
• National Route 118
• National Route 718
• National Route 719
• National Route 727

References

• Costa Rica portal

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.