Desamparados District, Alajuela

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

Desamparados
District
Desamparados district
Desamparados
Desamparados district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0315027°N 84.1876777°W / 10.0315027; -84.1876777
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAlajuela
Area
 • Total12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation
1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,109
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20110

Geography

Desamparados has an area of 12.95 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,010 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1864574—
188364812.9%
189289137.5%
19271,04717.5%
19501,34828.7%
19632,44081.0%
19736,670173.4%
19848,26824.0%
200021,075154.9%
201126,10923.9%

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

For the 2011 census, Desamparados had a population of 26,109 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.