Río Nuevo is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Río Nuevo | |
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 Río Nuevo district | |
  Río Nuevo Río Nuevo district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°27′05″N 83°52′12″W / 9.4515046°N 83.8698929°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Pérez Zeledón |
| Creation | 18 January 1984 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240.68 km2 (92.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,061 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11910 |
History edit
Río Nuevo was created on 18 January 1984 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 128.[2]
Geography edit
Río Nuevo has an area of 240.68 km2[3] and an elevation of 720 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1984 | 2,898 | — | |
| 2000 | 3,219 | 11.1% | |
| 2011 | 3,061 | −4.9% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Río Nuevo had a population of 3,061 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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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