Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 84°39′54″W / 10.3641086°N 84.6650389°W / 10.3641086; -84.6650389

Peñas Blancas District

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Peñas Blancas
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Peñas Blancas district
Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 84°39′54″W / 10.3641086°N 84.6650389°W / 10.3641086; -84.6650389
CountryFile:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSan Ramón
Creation13 March 1951
Area
 • Total
247.04 km2 (95.38 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,289
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20213

Peñas Blancas is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Peñas Blancas was created on 13 March 1951 by Decreto Ejecutivo 91.[2]

Geography

Peñas Blancas has an area of 247.04 km2[3] and an elevation of 225 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Peñas Blancas had a population of 9,289 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in español). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in español). 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 español). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in español).
  5. ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in español).
  6. ↑ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in español). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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