Laurel District

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

Laurel
District
Laurel district
Laurel
Laurel district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.4445263°N 82.971503°W / 8.4445263; -82.971503
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation22 August 1995
Area
 • Total188.38 km2 (72.73 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,148
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61004

History

Laurel was created on 22 August 1995 by Ley 7539.[2]

Geography

Laurel has an area of 188.38 km²[3] and an elevation of 20 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20008,469—
20119,1488.0%

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

For the 2011 census, Laurel had a population of 9,148 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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