Platanares
Platanares | |
|---|---|
Platanares district | |
  Platanares Platanares district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°11′38″N 83°38′55″W / 9.1940041°N 83.6487112°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Pérez Zeledón |
| Creation | 13 May 1966 |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.84 km2 (30.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,203 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11906 |
Platanares is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Platanares was created on 13 May 1966 by an executive decree, Decreto Ejecutivo 2, which segregated it from San Pedro.[2]
Geography
Platanares has an area of 79.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 865 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5,306 | — |
| 1984 | 5,939 | +1.03% |
| 2000 | 7,308 | +1.30% |
| 2011 | 7,203 | −0.13% |
| 2022 | 6,876 | −0.42% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
The Costa Rica 2011 Census reported that Platanares's population at that time was 7,203.[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). 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.