Guadalupe, Costa Rica
Guadalupe is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is the head city of the Goicoechea Canton, and now fully incorporated in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose.
Guadalupe | |
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Guadalupe district | |
  Guadalupe Guadalupe district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.9494107°N 84.0512492°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Goicoechea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,204 m (3,950 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,663 |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10801 |
History
Guadalupe acquired the title of city on 10 August 1920
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 2,602 | — | |
| 1883 | 2,763 | 6.2% | |
| 1892 | 1,369 | −50.5% | |
| 1927 | 2,699 | 97.2% | |
| 1950 | 9,604 | 255.8% | |
| 1963 | 21,958 | 128.6% | |
| 1973 | 27,016 | 23.0% | |
| 1984 | 25,506 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 23,723 | −7.0% | |
| 2011 | 20,663 | −12.9% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Guadalupe had a population of 20,663 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Notable people
- Ulises Segura - Soccer player for D.C. United
References
- "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). 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.
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