Volcán District
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Volcán | |
|---|---|
 Volcán district | |
  Volcán Volcán district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°14′49″N 83°27′36″W / 9.2469072°N 83.4598999°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
• Total | 187.56 km2 (72.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,815 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60302 |
Volcán is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Volcán has an area of 187.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 418 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,550 | — |
| 1963 | 2,793 | +4.63% |
| 1973 | 3,589 | +2.54% |
| 1984 | 3,551 | −0.10% |
| 2000 | 6,471 | +3.82% |
| 2011 | 3,815 | −4.69% |
| 2022 | 4,224 | +0.93% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Volcán had a population of 3,815 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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).
- ^ 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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