Alegría | |
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Alegría Alegría district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 10°07′07″N 83°35′18″W / 10.1184859°N 83.58824°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Limón |
Canton | Siquirres |
Creation | 17 January 1996 |
Area | |
• Total | 37.73 km2 (14.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,656 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 70306 |
Alegría is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Alegría was created on 17 January 1996 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24931-G.[2]
Geography
Alegría has an area of 37.73 km²[3] and an elevation of 420 metres.[1]
Locations
- Villages (Poblados): Alto Herediana, Portón Iberia, Río Peje, Vueltas.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 3,600 | — | |
2011 | 5,656 | 57.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Alegría had a population of 5,656 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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