Puente de Piedra District
Puente de Piedra is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Puente de Piedra | |
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Puente de Piedra district | |
  Puente de Piedra Puente de Piedra district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.0298114°N 84.3331944°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Grecia |
| Creation | 22 April 1932 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,556 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20307 |
History
Puente de Piedra was created on 22 April 1932 by Acuerdo 609 .[2]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 593 | — | |
| 1892 | 627 | 5.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,666 | — | |
| 1963 | 2,260 | 35.7% | |
| 1973 | 2,704 | 19.6% | |
| 1984 | 4,493 | 66.2% | |
| 2000 | 9,325 | 107.5% | |
| 2011 | 10,556 | 13.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Puente de Piedra had a population of 10,556 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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