Pilas District
Pilas | |
|---|---|
Pilas district | |
  Pilas Pilas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°05′58″N 83°25′16″W / 9.0993501°N 83.4211375°W / 9.0993501; -83.4211375 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Creation | 20 January 1968 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.81 km2 (44.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,659 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60305 |
Pilas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Pilas was created on 20 January 1968 by Decreto 7. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]
Geography
Pilas has an area of 114.81 km²[3] and an elevation of 250 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,505 | — | |
| 1984 | 1,597 | 6.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,575 | −1.4% | |
| 2011 | 1,659 | 5.3% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Pilas had a population of 1,659 inhabitants.[6]
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 Puntarenas Province | |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
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