Peñas Blancas District

Peñas Blancas is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Peñas Blancas
District
Peñas Blancas district
Peñas Blancas
Peñas Blancas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.3641086°N 84.6650389°W / 10.3641086; -84.6650389
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSan Ramón
Creation13 March 1951
Area
 • Total247.04 km2 (95.38 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,289
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20213

History

Peñas Blancas was created on 13 March 1951 by Decreto Ejecutivo 91.[2]

Geography

Peñas Blancas has an area of 247.04 km²[3] and an elevation of 225 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19631,439—
19733,413137.2%
19843,79411.2%
20006,63274.8%
20119,28940.1%

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

For the 2011 census, Peñas Blancas had a population of 9,289 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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