Pejibaye District, Pérez Zeledón

Pejibaye is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Pejibaye
District
Pejibaye district
Pejibaye Pejibaye district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.149549°N 83.5602382°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Pérez Zeledón
Creation	13 May 1966
Area
• Total	140.78 km^2 (54.36 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,995
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	11907

History

Pejibaye was created on 13 May 1966 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2. Segregated from San Pedro.[2]

Geography

Pejibaye has an area of 140.78 km²[3] and an elevation of 400 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1973	7,981		—
1984	7,916		−0.8%
2000	8,627		9.0%
2011	7,995		−7.3%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Pejibaye had a population of 7,995 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 244
• National Route 329
• National Route 330
• National Route 331
• National Route 332

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.