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Candelaria District

Coordinates: 10°01′33″N 84°25′12″W / 10.0257074°N 84.4199164°W / 10.0257074; -84.4199164
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Candelaria district
Candelaria district location in Costa Rica
Candelaria district location in Costa Rica
Candelaria
Candelaria district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°01′33″N 84°25′12″W / 10.0257074°N 84.4199164°W / 10.0257074; -84.4199164
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPalmares
Creation19 April 1911
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,961
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20705

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

History

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Candelaria was created on 19 April 1911. Segregated from Atenas canton.[2]

Geography

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Candelaria has an area of 4.69 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927714—    
1950618−0.63%
1963688+0.83%
1973740+0.73%
1984908+1.88%
20001,745+4.17%
20111,961+1.07%
20222,217+1.12%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Candelaria had a population of 1,961 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.