Desmonte is a district of the San Mateo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Desmonte | |
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 Desmonte district | |
  Desmonte Desmonte district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′53″N 84°28′57″W / 9.9646106°N 84.4824219°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Mateo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20402 |
Geography edit
Desmonte has an area of 20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi)[3] and an elevation of 567 metres (1,860 ft).[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 341 | — | |
| 1892 | 461 | 35.2% | |
| 1927 | 1,054 | 128.6% | |
| 1950 | 553 | −47.5% | |
| 1963 | 512 | −7.4% | |
| 1973 | 455 | −11.1% | |
| 1984 | 651 | 43.1% | |
| 2000 | 871 | 33.8% | |
| 2011 | 1,047 | 20.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Desmonte had a population of 1,047 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.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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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