Montes de Oro (canton)
Montes de Oro is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Miramar district.
Montes de Oro | |
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 Miramar Church, in Montes de Oro | |
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Montes de Oro canton | |
  Montes de Oro Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.1469106°N 84.733311°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 17 July 1915[1] |
| Head city | Miramar |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Montes de Oro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.76 km2 (94.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,950 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 604 |
| Website | www |
History
Montes de Oro was created on 17 July 1915 by decree 42.[1]
Geography
Montes de Oro has an area of 244.76 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 370 metres.[2]
The mountainous canton lies in the Cordillera de Tilarán northeast of the city of Puntarenas. It is limited on the north by the Aranjuez River. The San Miguel River and Tiacinto River delineate the southern boundary.
Districts
The canton of Montes de Oro is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 4,312 | — | |
| 1950 | 5,595 | 29.8% | |
| 1963 | 6,616 | 18.2% | |
| 1973 | 6,979 | 5.5% | |
| 1984 | 7,444 | 6.7% | |
| 2000 | 11,159 | 49.9% | |
| 2011 | 12,950 | 16.0% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Montes de Oro had a population of 12,950 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). 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.