Tapesco

Tapesco Tapezco
District
Tapesco district
Tapesco Tapesco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°13′09″N84°24′25″W / 10.2190407°N 84.4068415°W / 10.2190407; -84.4068415
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Zarcero
Area
• Total	6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation	1,821 m (5,974 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,305
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	21103

Tapesco, is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. While its official name is Tapesco as recognized in the Administrative Territorial Division, it is also seldom and colloquially written as Tapezco. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Tapesco has an area of 6.33 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 1,821 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1892	558	—
1927	661	+0.49%
1950	840	+1.05%
1963	1,007	+1.40%
1973	1,585	+4.64%
1984	1,714	+0.71%
2000	1,040	−3.07%
2011	1,305	+2.08%
2022	1,674	+2.29%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Tapesco had a population of 1,305 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 141

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.