Tacares
Tacares | |
|---|---|
 Village of Tacares, Costa Rica | |
Tacares district | |
  Tacares Tacares district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°01′53″N 84°18′43″W / 10.0315178°N 84.3118077°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Grecia |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,963 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20305 |
Tacares is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Tacares has an area of 24.82 km2[3] and an elevation of 800 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 463 | — |
| 1892 | 504 | +0.95% |
| 1927 | 2,013 | +4.04% |
| 1950 | 1,833 | −0.41% |
| 1963 | 3,152 | +4.26% |
| 1973 | 3,439 | +0.88% |
| 1984 | 3,902 | +1.15% |
| 2000 | 6,879 | +3.61% |
| 2011 | 7,963 | +1.34% |
| 2022 | 10,125 | +2.21% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Tacares had a population of 7,963 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 16 September 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.