Santa Rosa is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santa Rosa | |
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 Santa Rosa district | |
  Santa Rosa Santa Rosa district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′16″N 83°43′09″W / 9.9377805°N 83.7192266°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Turrialba |
| Creation | 11 June 1968 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,232 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30509 |
History edit
Santa Rosa was created on 11 June 1968 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20. Segregated from Turrialba.[2]
Geography edit
Santa Rosa has an area of 22.29 km2[3] and an elevation of 810 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 5,551 | — | |
| 1984 | 3,874 | −30.2% | |
| 2000 | 4,759 | 22.8% | |
| 2011 | 5,232 | 9.9% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 5,232 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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