Damas District
Damas | |
|---|---|
Damas district | |
  Damas Damas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′20″N 84°02′43″W / 9.8888666°N 84.0453729°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Desamparados |
| Creation | 8 October 1968 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,175 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10310 |
Damas is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Damas was created on 8 October 1968 by Ley 33. Segregated from Patarrá.[2]
Geography
Damas has an area of 2.57 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,180 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4,376 | — |
| 1984 | 7,351 | +4.83% |
| 2000 | 12,993 | +3.62% |
| 2011 | 13,175 | +0.13% |
| 2022 | 13,475 | +0.20% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Damas had a population of 13,175 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.