Mercedes Sur
Mercedes Sur is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Mercedes Sur | |
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Mercedes Sur district | |
  Mercedes Sur Mercedes Sur district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.768657°N 84.403633°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 183.58 km2 (70.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,125 m (3,691 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,866 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10402 |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 439 | — | |
| 1892 | 674 | 53.5% | |
| 1927 | 4,139 | 514.1% | |
| 1950 | 5,401 | 30.5% | |
| 1963 | 9,324 | 72.6% | |
| 1973 | 8,643 | −7.3% | |
| 1984 | 3,576 | −58.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,082 | 42.1% | |
| 2011 | 5,866 | 15.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Mercedes Sur had a population of 5,866 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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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