Pacuarito is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Pacuarito | |
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 Pacuarito district | |
  Pacuarito Pacuarito district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′33″N 83°24′33″W / 10.109258°N 83.4091309°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Siquirres |
| Creation | 19 September 1911 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 219.43 km2 (84.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,756 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70302 |
History edit
Pacuarito was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]
Geography edit
Pacuarito has an area of 219.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 30 metres.[1]
Locations edit
- Villages (Poblados): Alto Mirador, Altos de Pacuarito, Buenos Aires, Cimarrones, Culpeper, Cultivez, Freehold, Galicia, Isla Nueva, Leona, Madre de Dios, Manila, Monteverde, Perla, Perlita, Río Hondo, San Carlos, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Ten Switch, Trinidad, Waldeck
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 1,976 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,165 | 9.6% | |
| 1963 | 1,437 | −33.6% | |
| 1973 | 2,659 | 85.0% | |
| 1984 | 4,357 | 63.9% | |
| 2000 | 8,707 | 99.8% | |
| 2011 | 8,756 | 0.6% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Pacuarito had a population of 8,756 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). 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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