Acosta (canton)
Acosta is the twelfth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Ignacio.
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| Coordinates: 9.7415933°N 84.2366847°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 27 October 1910[1] |
| Head city | San Ignacio |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Acosta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.24 km2 (132.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,209 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 112 |
| Website | www |
History
Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.[3]
Geography
Acosta has an area of 342.24 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,009 metres.[2]
The mountainous canton begins in the Cerros de Escazú on the far western edge of the San José Metropolitan Area. It continues west and south between the Negro River on the north and the Jorco River on the east to encompass a large portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, ending at the border of Puntarenas Province near the Pacific coast in Parrita Canton.
Districts
The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 7,474 | — | |
| 1950 | 10,160 | 35.9% | |
| 1963 | 13,092 | 28.9% | |
| 1973 | 14,385 | 9.9% | |
| 1984 | 14,853 | 3.3% | |
| 2000 | 18,661 | 25.6% | |
| 2011 | 20,209 | 8.3% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Acosta had a population of 20,209 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "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 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.