Chires

Chires is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Chires
District
Chires district
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Chires
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.652831°N 84.3932434°W / 9.652831; -84.3932434
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPuriscal
Creation3 November 1983
Area
 • Total230.47 km2 (88.98 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,031
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10409

History

Chires was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo 230. Segregated from Mercedes Sur.[2]

Geography

Chires has an area of 230.47 km²[3] and an elevation of 430 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19843,246—
20002,806−13.6%
20113,0318.0%

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

For the 2011 census, Chires had a population of 3,031 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). 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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