Canoas District

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

Canoas
District
Canoas district
Canoas
Canoas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.5644458°N 82.8868569°W / 8.5644458; -82.8868569
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation19 October 1973
Area
 • Total122.54 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,527
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61003

History

Canoas was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from Golfito canton.[2]

Geography

Canoas has an area of 122.54 km²[3] and an elevation of 128 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19845,071—
20008,46466.9%
201111,52736.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Canoas had a population of 11,527 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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