Volcán District
Volcán is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Volcán | |
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Volcán district | |
  Volcán Volcán district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.2469072°N 83.4598999°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187.56 km2 (72.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,815 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60302 |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 1,550 | — | |
| 1963 | 2,793 | 80.2% | |
| 1973 | 3,589 | 28.5% | |
| 1984 | 3,551 | −1.1% | |
| 2000 | 6,471 | 82.2% | |
| 2011 | 3,815 | −41.0% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Volcán had a population of 3,815 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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