Zapote District, Zarcero

Zapote
District
Zapote district
Zapote Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°14′34″N84°27′31″W / 10.2428114°N 84.4584816°W / 10.2428114; -84.4584816
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Zarcero
Creation	22 July 1939
Area
• Total	44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Elevation	1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	739
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	21106

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

History

Zapote was created on 22 July 1939 by Decreto Ejecutivo 35. Segregated from San Carlos canton. ^[2]

Geography

Zapote has an area of 44.77 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 1,580 metres. ^[1]

Locations

• Poblados (villages): Quina (part), San Juan de Lajas, Santa Elena

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	284	—
1950	976	+1.86%
1963	838	−1.17%
1973	731	−1.36%
1984	635	−1.27%
2000	723	+0.81%
2011	739	+0.20%
2022	1,022	+2.99%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of 739 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.