El Rosario is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
El Rosario | |
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 El Rosario district | |
  El Rosario El Rosario district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′42″N 84°23′03″W / 10.0449566°N 84.3841937°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Naranjo |
| Creation | 14 January 1967 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,757 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20607 |
History edit
El Rosario was created on 14 January 1967 by Ley 4020. Segregated from San Miguel.[2]
Geography edit
El Rosario has an area of 17.21 km2[3] and an elevation of 835 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,495 | — | |
| 1984 | 1,810 | 21.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,129 | 72.9% | |
| 2011 | 3,757 | 20.1% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, El Rosario had a population of 3,757 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). 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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