Río Segundo is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Río Segundo | |
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 Río Segundo district | |
  Río Segundo Río Segundo district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′05″N 84°11′37″W / 10.0012951°N 84.1937233°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Alajuela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,794 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20109 |
Geography edit
Río Segundo has an area of 5.57 km2[3] and an elevation of 930 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 893 | — | |
| 1892 | 1,066 | 19.4% | |
| 1927 | 1,432 | 34.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,613 | 12.6% | |
| 1963 | 2,156 | 33.7% | |
| 1973 | 4,424 | 105.2% | |
| 1984 | 8,144 | 84.1% | |
| 2000 | 11,036 | 35.5% | |
| 2011 | 10,794 | −2.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Río Segundo had a population of 10,794 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation edit
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.
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.
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