Corredor District

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

Corredor
District
Corredor district
Corredor
Corredor district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.6084554°N 82.9436875°W / 8.6084554; -82.9436875
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation19 October 1973
Area
 • Total276.37 km2 (106.71 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,250
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61001

History

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

Geography

Corredor has an area of 276.37 km²[3] and an elevation of 46 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
197314,452—
198413,846−4.2%
200016,71820.7%
201117,2503.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Corredor had a population of 17,250 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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