Barranca District

Barranca is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Barranca
District
Barranca district
Barranca
Barranca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0013335°N 84.7121014°W / 10.0013335; -84.7121014
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Creation20 November 1965
Area
 • Total36.07 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total30,650
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60108

History

Barranca was created on 20 November 1965 by Ley 3594. Segregated from Puntarenas.[2]

Geography

Barranca has an area of 36.07 km²[3] and an elevation of 27 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19735,883—
198415,882170.0%
200033,493110.9%
201130,650−8.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Barranca had a population of 30,650 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "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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