Volcán District

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

Volcán
District
Volcán district
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Volcán
Volcán district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.2469072°N 83.4598999°W / 9.2469072; -83.4598999
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Area
 • Total187.56 km2 (72.42 sq mi)
Elevation
418 m (1,371 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,815
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60302

Geography

Volcán has an area of 187.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 418 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19501,550—
19632,79380.2%
19733,58928.5%
19843,551−1.1%
20006,47182.2%
20113,815−41.0%

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

For the 2011 census, Volcán had a population of 3,815 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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