La Unión is a district of the Montes de Oro canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
La Unión | |
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 La Unión district | |
  La Unión La Unión district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°12′33″N 84°42′51″W / 10.2091042°N 84.714113°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Montes de Oro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.33 km2 (30.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,249 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60402 |
Geography edit
La Unión has an area of 78.33 km²[3] and an elevation of 620 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 2,037 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,025 | −0.6% | |
| 1963 | 1,696 | −16.2% | |
| 1973 | 1,327 | −21.8% | |
| 1984 | 1,250 | −5.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,464 | 17.1% | |
| 2011 | 1,249 | −14.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, La Unión had a population of 1,249 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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