Pacayas is a district of the Alvarado canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Pacayas | |
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 Pacayas district | |
  Pacayas Pacayas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′16″N 83°49′03″W / 9.9377396°N 83.8174516°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Alvarado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,735 m (5,692 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,628 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30601 |
Geography edit
Pacayas has an area of 29.68 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,735 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 1,754 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,192 | 25.0% | |
| 1963 | 2,795 | 27.5% | |
| 1973 | 3,400 | 21.6% | |
| 1984 | 3,760 | 10.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,386 | 43.2% | |
| 2011 | 5,628 | 4.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Pacayas had a population of 5,628 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy edit
It is the home of the cooperative Coopebaires R. L., the main wholesale distributor of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and other fresh vegetables in the north region of Cartago Province.[7]
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). 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.
- ^ "Coopebaires R.L". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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