Candelaria District

Candelaria is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Candelaria
District
Candelaria district
Candelaria
Candelaria district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0257074°N 84.4199164°W / 10.0257074; -84.4199164
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPalmares
Creation19 April 1911
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,961
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20705

History

Candelaria was created on 19 April 1911. Segregated from Atenas canton.[2]

Geography

Candelaria has an area of 4.69 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1927714—
1950618−13.4%
196368811.3%
19737407.6%
198490822.7%
20001,74592.2%
20111,96112.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Candelaria had a population of 1,961 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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