Cervantes District
Cervantes | |
|---|---|
 Cervantes district | |
  Cervantes Cervantes district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′49″N 83°48′28″W / 9.8968615°N 83.8077308°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Alvarado |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,441 m (4,728 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,230 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30602 |
Cervantes is a district of the Alvarado canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Cervantes has an area of 15.19 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,441 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 772 | — |
| 1892 | 753 | −0.28% |
| 1927 | 1,133 | +1.17% |
| 1950 | 1,530 | +1.31% |
| 1963 | 2,377 | +3.45% |
| 1973 | 2,630 | +1.02% |
| 1984 | 3,138 | +1.62% |
| 2000 | 4,709 | +2.57% |
| 2011 | 6,230 | +2.58% |
| 2022 | 8,273 | +2.61% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Cervantes had a population of 6,230 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.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
|---|---|
| Cartago |
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| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez | |
| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |
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