Río Azul is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Río Azul | |
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 Río Azul district | |
  Río Azul Río Azul district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′14″N 84°01′14″W / 9.8872402°N 84.0204979°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | La Unión |
| Creation | 15 July 1968 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,010 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30308 |
History edit
Río Azul was created on 15 July 1968 by Ley 4148. Segregated from San Diego.[2]
Geography edit
Río Azul has an area of 4.89 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,200 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,787 | — | |
| 1984 | 6,206 | 247.3% | |
| 2000 | 10,427 | 68.0% | |
| 2011 | 12,010 | 15.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Río Azul had a population of 12,010 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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