Santiago District, Palmares
Santiago is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santiago | |
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Santiago district | |
  Santiago Santiago district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.0217648°N 84.4487684°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Palmares |
| Creation | 19 April 1911 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,737 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20704 |
History
Santiago was created on 19 April 1911 by Decreto Ejecutivo 12. Segregated from Atenas canton.[2]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 833 | — | |
| 1950 | 969 | 16.3% | |
| 1963 | 1,871 | 93.1% | |
| 1973 | 1,946 | 4.0% | |
| 1984 | 1,964 | 0.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,682 | 36.6% | |
| 2011 | 2,737 | 2.1% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Santiago had a population of 2,737 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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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