Puerto Cortés District
Puerto Cortés | |
|---|---|
 Puerto Cortés district | |
  Puerto Cortés Puerto Cortés district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°01′20″N 83°34′30″W / 9.0220904°N 83.5751163°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Osa |
| Creation | 29 July 1940 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 230.98 km2 (89.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,969 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60501 |
Puerto Cortés is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica it is known as the melancholyc and historical town of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]Puerto Cortés was created on 29 July 1940 by Ley 185.[2]
Geography
[edit]Puerto Cortés has an area of 230.98 km²[3] and an elevation of 6 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 799 | — |
| 1950 | 2,294 | +4.69% |
| 1963 | 5,405 | +6.81% |
| 1973 | 7,467 | +3.28% |
| 1984 | 7,368 | −0.12% |
| 2000 | 6,295 | −0.98% |
| 2011 | 7,969 | +2.17% |
| 2022 | 9,496 | +1.61% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Puerto Cortés had a population of 7,969 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).
- ^ 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 Puntarenas Province | |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
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