Oriental District

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Oriental
Oriental District
Oriental district
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Oriental
Oriental district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°51′39″N83°54′55″W / 9.8609457°N 83.9152618°W / 9.8609457; -83.9152618 Coordinates: 9°51′39″N83°54′55″W / 9.8609457°N 83.9152618°W / 9.8609457; -83.9152618
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton Cartago
Area
  Total2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation
1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,228
  Density6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30101

Oriental is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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Geography

Oriental has an area of 2.04 km² [3] and an elevation of 1,435 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1864 2,930
1883 4,44651.7%
1927 5,648
1950 7,44131.7%
1963 10,34439.0%
1973 13,48930.4%
1984 14,4287.0%
2000 12,839−11.0%
2011 12,228−4.8%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Oriental had a population of 12,228 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. An unmanned platform stop is located at the northwest, near the Basilica.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.