Platanares

Platanares is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Platanares
District
Platanares district
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Platanares
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.1940041°N 83.6487112°W / 9.1940041; -83.6487112
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPérez Zeledón
Creation13 May 1966
Area
 • Total79.84 km2 (30.83 sq mi)
Elevation
865 m (2,838 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,203
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11906

History

Platanares was created on 13 May 1966 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2. Segregated from San Pedro.[2]

Geography

Platanares has an area of 79.84 km²[3] and an elevation of 865 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19735,306—
19845,93911.9%
20007,30823.1%
20117,203−1.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Platanares had a population of 7,203 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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