Mercedes District, Atenas

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Mercedes
District
Mercedes district
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′13″N 84°23′57″W / 9.9870364°N 84.3991291°W / 9.9870364; -84.3991291Coordinates: 9°59′13″N 84°23′57″W / 9.9870364°N 84.3991291°W / 9.9870364; -84.3991291
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAtenas
Area
 • Total7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,127
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20503

Mercedes is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography[]

Mercedes has an area of 7.81 km²[3] and an elevation of 720 metres.[1]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1864589—
188388049.4%
1892878−0.2%
19279002.5%
19501,00411.6%
19631,1039.9%
19731,1918.0%
19841,50626.4%
20002,69178.7%
20113,12716.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 3,127 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation[]

Road transportation[]

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References[]

  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. ^ 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
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