Palmar District

Palmar is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Palmar
District
Palmar district
Palmar district location in Costa Rica
Palmar district location in Costa Rica
Palmar
Palmar district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.9387503°N 83.4249454°W / 8.9387503; -83.4249454
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonOsa
Area
 • Total250.72 km2 (96.80 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,815
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60502

Geography

Palmar has an area of 250.72 km²[3] and an elevation of 26 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19507,718—
19638,0524.3%
197313,66069.6%
198414,8458.7%
20009,906−33.3%
20119,815−0.9%

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

For the 2011 census, Palmar had a population of 9,815 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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