Zapote District, Zarcero

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Zapote
District
Zapote district
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Zapote
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°14′34″N 84°27′31″W / 10.2428114°N 84.4584816°W / 10.2428114; -84.4584816Coordinates: 10°14′34″N 84°27′31″W / 10.2428114°N 84.4584816°W / 10.2428114; -84.4584816
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonZarcero
Creation22 July 1939
Area
 • Total44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Elevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total739
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21106

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

History[]

Zapote was created on 22 July 1939 by Decreto Ejecutivo 35. Segregated from San Carlos canton.[2]

Geography[]

Zapote has an area of 44.77 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,580 metres.[1]

Locations[]

  • Poblados (villages): Quina (part), San Juan de Lajas, Santa Elena

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1883284—
1950976—
1963838−14.1%
1973731−12.8%
1984635−13.1%
200072313.9%
20117392.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of 739 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. ^ 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). 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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