La Granja District

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

La Granja
La Granja district
La Granja
La Granja district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.055495°N 84.4487436°W / 10.055495; -84.4487436
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPalmares
Creation14 December 1964
Area
  Total4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,119
  Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20707

History

La Granja was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3468. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]

Geography

La Granja has an area of 4.44 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,030 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1892356
19731,442
19842,17450.8%
20003,21047.7%
20114,11928.3%

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

For the 2011 census, La Granja had a population of 4,119 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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