Mercedes District, Montes de Oca
Mercedes | |
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 La Bandera roundabout in 2016, on Route 39 in this district. | |
Mercedes district | |
  Mercedes Mercedes district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′37″N 84°03′01″W / 9.9436866°N 84.0503309°W / 9.9436866; -84.0503309 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Montes de Oca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,688 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11503 |
Mercedes is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Mercedes has an area of 1.44 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,200 metres.[1]
Locations
Barrios (neighborhoods): Betania, Alma Máter, Damiana, Dent (part), Guaymí, Paso Hondo, Paulina, Profesores
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 413 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,358 | 228.8% | |
| 1963 | 2,800 | 106.2% | |
| 1973 | 3,815 | 36.3% | |
| 1984 | 4,419 | 15.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,872 | 10.3% | |
| 2011 | 4,688 | −3.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 4,688 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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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