Cajón District

Cajón is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Cajón
District
Cajón district
Cajón
Cajón district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.3319297°N 83.5740319°W / 9.3319297; -83.5740319
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPérez Zeledón
Creation3 March 1970
Area
 • Total118.86 km2 (45.89 sq mi)
Elevation
687 m (2,254 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,542
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11908

History

Cajón was created on 3 March 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 14. Segregated from San Pedro.[2]

Geography

Cajón has an area of 118.86 km²[3] and an elevation of 687 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19733,529—
19844,25020.4%
20007,46775.7%
20118,54214.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Cajón had a population of 8,542 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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