Esquipulas District
Esquipulas | |
|---|---|
Esquipulas district | |
  Esquipulas Esquipulas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′26″N 84°25′06″W / 10.0573092°N 84.4182105°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Palmares |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,005 m (3,297 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,588 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20706 |
Esquipulas is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Esquipulas has an area of 5.41 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,005 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 546 | — |
| 1927 | 584 | +0.19% |
| 1950 | 797 | +1.36% |
| 1963 | 959 | +1.43% |
| 1973 | 1,200 | +2.27% |
| 1984 | 1,771 | +3.60% |
| 2000 | 3,652 | +4.63% |
| 2011 | 6,588 | +5.51% |
| 2022 | 7,813 | +1.56% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Esquipulas had a population of 6,588 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.