Piedras Blancas District
Piedras Blancas is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Piedras Blancas | |
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Piedras Blancas district | |
Piedras Blancas Piedras Blancas district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 8.8137489°N 83.2579471°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Canton | Osa |
Creation | 27 November 1995 |
Area | |
• Total | 263.27 km2 (101.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,138 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 60505 |
History
Piedras Blancas was created on 27 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24819-G.[2]
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 3,546 | — | |
2011 | 4,138 | 16.7% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Piedras Blancas had a population of 4,138 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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