Palmitos District
Palmitos | |
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Palmitos district | |
  Palmitos Palmitos district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′51″N 84°25′28″W / 10.0974628°N 84.4244759°W / 10.0974628; -84.4244759 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Naranjo |
| Creation | 16 October 2008 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,055 m (3,461 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,271 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20608 |
Palmitos is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Palmitos was created on 16 October 2008 by Decreto Ejecutivo 34848-MG.[2]
Geography
Palmitos has an area of 8.09 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,055 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 388 | — | |
| 2011 | 4,271 | — | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Palmitos had a population of 4,271 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.
- ^ a b 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.
 Districts of Alajuela Province | |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | |
| San Ramón | |
| Grecia | |
| San Mateo | |
| Atenas | |
| Naranjo | |
| Palmares | |
| Poás | |
| Orotina | |
| San Carlos | |
| Zarcero | |
| Sarchí | |
| Upala | |
| Los Chiles | |
| Guatuso | |
| Río Cuarto | |
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