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La Amistad District

Coordinates: 9°12′02″N 83°32′23″W / 9.2005523°N 83.5396829°W / 9.2005523; -83.5396829
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La Amistad
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La Amistad district
La Amistad district location in Costa Rica
La Amistad district location in Costa Rica
La Amistad
La Amistad district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°12′02″N 83°32′23″W / 9.2005523°N 83.5396829°W / 9.2005523; -83.5396829
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPérez Zeledón
Creation5 December 2014
Area
 • Total76.11 km2 (29.39 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11912

La Amistad is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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La Amistad was created on 5 December 2014 by cuerdo Ejecutivo N° 67-2014-MGP. Segregated from districts Platanares and Pejibaye.[2]

Geography

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La Amistad has an area of 76.11 km2[3] and an elevation of 780 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20222,984—    
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, La Amistad had not been created, therefore census data is not available, as the current inhabitants were part of Platanares and Pejibaye districts. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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.