Pitahaya District
Pitahaya | |
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Pitahaya district | |
  Pitahaya Pitahaya district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′42″N 84°50′16″W / 10.0450797°N 84.8377589°W / 10.0450797; -84.8377589 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Puntarenas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.66 km2 (42.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,211 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60102 |
Pitahaya is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Pitahaya has an area of 109.66 km2[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1892 | 248 | — | |
| 1927 | 1,048 | 322.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,619 | 54.5% | |
| 1963 | 3,320 | 105.1% | |
| 1973 | 3,387 | 2.0% | |
| 1984 | 3,502 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,822 | −48.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,211 | 21.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Pitahaya had a population of 2,211 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.
 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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