Pilas District

Pilas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Pilas
District
Pilas district
Pilas district location in Costa Rica
Pilas district location in Costa Rica
Pilas
Pilas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.0993501°N 83.4211375°W / 9.0993501; -83.4211375
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Creation20 January 1968
Area
 • Total114.81 km2 (44.33 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,659
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60305

History

Pilas was created on 20 January 1968 by Decreto 7. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]

Geography

Pilas has an area of 114.81 km²[3] and an elevation of 250 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,505—
19841,5976.1%
20001,575−1.4%
20111,6595.3%

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

For the 2011 census, Pilas had a population of 1,659 inhabitants.[6]

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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