Palmitos District

Palmitos is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Palmitos
District
Palmitos district
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Palmitos
Palmitos district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0974628°N 84.4244759°W / 10.0974628; -84.4244759
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonNaranjo
Creation16 October 2008
Area
 • Total8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation
1,055 m (3,461 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,271
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20608

History

Palmitos was created on 16 October 2008 by Decreto Ejecutivo 34848-MG.[2]

Geography

Palmitos has an area of 8.09 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,055 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883388—
20114,271—

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

For the 2011 census, Palmitos had a population of 4,271 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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