La Ribera
La Ribera district
La Ribera district location in Costa Rica
La Ribera district location in Costa Rica
La Ribera
La Ribera district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′38″N 84°10′55″W / 9.9938512°N 84.1819931°W / 9.9938512; -84.1819931
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
CantonBelén
Area
  Total4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Elevation
953 m (3,127 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,040
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
40702

La Ribera, also spelled La Rivera, just Ribera or Rivera, is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

La Ribera has an area of 4.28 km2[3] and an elevation of 953 metres.[1]

Locations

Intel Costa Rica
  • Barrios: Fuente, Labores (partial), Vista Linda, Cristo Rey (partial).
  • Poblado: Echeverría (partial).
  • Intel, once a semiconductor foundry, these offices now focus on services.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1892622
192771715.3%
195094031.1%
19631,41550.5%
19732,59283.2%
19843,85548.7%
20005,68747.5%
20116,0406.2%

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

For the 2011 census, La Ribera had a population of 6,040 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

  1. 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.
  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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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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