Damas District

Damas is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Damas
District
Damas district
Damas
Damas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8888666°N 84.0453729°W / 9.8888666; -84.0453729
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonDesamparados
Creation8 October 1968
Area
 • Total2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation
1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,175
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10310

History

Damas was created on 8 October 1968 by Ley 33. Segregated from Patarrá.[2]

Geography

Damas has an area of 2.57 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,180 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19734,376—
19847,35168.0%
200012,99376.8%
201113,1751.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Damas had a population of 13,175 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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