Acapulco District

Acapulco is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Acapulco
District
Acapulco district
Acapulco district location in Costa Rica
Acapulco district location in Costa Rica
Acapulco
Acapulco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1781625°N 84.8114705°W / 10.1781625; -84.8114705
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Creation18 June 1999
Area
 • Total111.2 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,296
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60114

History

Acapulco was created on 18 June 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28000-G.[2]

Geography

Acapulco has an area of 111.2 km2[3] and an elevation of 185 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20002,130—
20111,296−39.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Acapulco had a population of 1,296 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References
  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 Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "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.


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