Potrero Cerrado

Potrero Cerrado is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Potrero Cerrado
District
Potrero Cerrado district
Potrero Cerrado
Potrero Cerrado district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9315916°N 83.8751389°W / 9.9315916; -83.8751389
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonOreamuno
Area
 • Total18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation
2,196 m (7,205 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,281
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30703

Geography

Potrero Cerrado has an area of 18.2 km²[3] and an elevation of 2,196 metres.[1]

Climate

Potrero Cerrado has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall from January to April and heavy rainfall from May to December.

Climate data for Potrero Cerrado
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)		 17.6
(63.7)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.8
(64.0)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 16.8
(62.2)		 17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 13.2
(55.8)		 13.8
(56.8)		 14.3
(57.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 14.4
(57.9)		 14.4
(57.9)		 14.3
(57.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.7
(56.7)		 13.1
(55.6)		 13.9
(57.0)
Average low °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)		 8.9
(48.0)		 9.2
(48.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 10.7
(51.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 11.0
(51.8)		 11.0
(51.8)		 10.6
(51.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 9.5
(49.1)		 10.1
(50.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 79
(3.1)		 42
(1.7)		 33
(1.3)		 75
(3.0)		 217
(8.5)		 238
(9.4)		 197
(7.8)		 231
(9.1)		 270
(10.6)		 314
(12.4)		 201
(7.9)		 135
(5.3)		 2,032
(80.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1927443—
1950945113.3%
1963888−6.0%
19738880.0%
19849598.0%
20002,023110.9%
20112,28112.8%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Potrero Cerrado had a population of 2,281 inhabitants. [7]

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. "Climate: Potrero Cerrado". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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