Río Azul District

Río Azul is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Río Azul
District
Río Azul district
Río Azul
Río Azul district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8872402°N 84.0204979°W / 9.8872402; -84.0204979
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonLa Unión
Creation15 July 1968
Area
 • Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,010
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30308

History

Río Azul was created on 15 July 1968 by Ley 4148. Segregated from San Diego.[2]

Geography

Río Azul has an area of 4.89 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,200 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,787—
19846,206247.3%
200010,42768.0%
201112,01015.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Río Azul had a population of 12,010 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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