Boruca District
Boruca | |
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![]() Boruca district | |
![]() ![]() Boruca Boruca district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 9°00′53″N 83°19′23″W / 9.0147424°N 83.3231441°WCoordinates: 9°00′53″N 83°19′23″W / 9.0147424°N 83.3231441°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Puntarenas |
Canton | Buenos Aires |
Area | |
• Total | 125.02 km2 (48.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,074 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 60304 |
Boruca is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography[]
Boruca has an area of 125.02 km²[3] and an elevation of 550 metres.[1]
Demographics[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 335 | — | |
1927 | 352 | — | |
1950 | 513 | 45.7% | |
1963 | 1,049 | 104.5% | |
1973 | 1,892 | 80.4% | |
1984 | 2,861 | 51.2% | |
2000 | 2,870 | 0.3% | |
2011 | 3,074 | 7.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Boruca had a population of 3,074 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation[]
Road transportation[]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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).
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Districts of Puntarenas Province
- Populated places in Puntarenas Province
- Costa Rica geography stubs