Guadalupe, Costa Rica
Guadalupe | |
|---|---|
Guadalupe district | |
  Guadalupe Guadalupe district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′58″N 84°03′04″W / 9.9494107°N 84.0512492°W / 9.9494107; -84.0512492 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Goicoechea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,204 m (3,950 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,663 |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10801 |
Guadalupe is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is the head city of the Goicoechea Canton, and now fully incorporated in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose.
History
Guadalupe acquired the title of city on 10 August 1920
Geography
Guadalupe has an area of 2.38 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,204 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 2,602 | — | |
| 1883 | 2,763 | 6.2% | |
| 1892 | 1,369 | −50.5% | |
| 1927 | 2,699 | 97.2% | |
| 1950 | 9,604 | 255.8% | |
| 1963 | 21,958 | 128.6% | |
| 1973 | 27,016 | 23.0% | |
| 1984 | 25,506 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 23,723 | −7.0% | |
| 2011 | 20,663 | −12.9% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Guadalupe had a population of 20,663 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 39
National Route 108
National Route 200
National Route 201
National Route 205
National Route 218
Notable people
- Ulises Segura - Soccer player for D.C. United
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
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