La Granja District
La Granja is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
La Granja | |
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La Granja district | |
  La Granja La Granja district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.055495°N 84.4487436°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Palmares |
| Creation | 14 December 1964 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,119 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20707 |
History
La Granja was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3468. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1892 | 356 | — | |
| 1973 | 1,442 | — | |
| 1984 | 2,174 | 50.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,210 | 47.7% | |
| 2011 | 4,119 | 28.3% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, La Granja had a population of 4,119 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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