Uruca District, Santa Ana
Uruca is a district of the Santa Ana canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]It is popularly called "Río de Oro".
Uruca | |
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Uruca district | |
Uruca Uruca district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 9.920405°N 84.1979343°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Canton | Santa Ana |
Area | |
• Total | 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 873 m (2,864 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,200 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 10904 |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1927 | 482 | — | |
1950 | 696 | 44.4% | |
1963 | 1,182 | 69.8% | |
1973 | 2,097 | 77.4% | |
1984 | 3,267 | 55.8% | |
2000 | 5,635 | 72.5% | |
2011 | 7,200 | 27.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
For the 2011 census, Uruca had a population of 7,200 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica según Decreto N° 35213-MG publicado en la Gaceta Nº 85 del 5 de Mayo de 2009 (Administrative Territorial Division of Costa Rica under Decree #35213-MG, published in Gazette #85 of 5 May 2009)
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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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