Pocora

Pocora is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Pocora
District
Pocora district
Pocora
Pocora district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1430041°N 83.6335251°W / 10.1430041; -83.6335251
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
 • Total72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,432
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70603

History

Pocora was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]

Geography

Pocora has an area of 72.7 km²[3] and an elevation of 96 metres.[1]

Locations
  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Pocora Sur
  • Villages (Poblados): El Carmen

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1963609—
19731,393128.7%
19842,71795.0%
20005,750111.6%
20116,43211.9%

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

For the 2011 census, Pocora had a population of 6,432 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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