Dulce Nombre is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Dulce Nombre | |
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 Dulce Nombre district | |
  Dulce Nombre Dulce Nombre district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′57″N 83°58′10″W / 9.9325767°N 83.9693953°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | La Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,893 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30306 |
Geography edit
Dulce Nombre has an area of 8.35 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,445 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 245 | — | |
| 1892 | 367 | 49.8% | |
| 1927 | 483 | 31.6% | |
| 1950 | 696 | 44.1% | |
| 1963 | 1,312 | 88.5% | |
| 1973 | 2,120 | 61.6% | |
| 1984 | 3,734 | 76.1% | |
| 2000 | 6,598 | 76.7% | |
| 2011 | 7,893 | 19.6% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Dulce Nombre had a population of 7,893 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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