Paraíso
District
Ruins of Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion, built in the 1560s.
Ruins of Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion, built in the 1560s.
Paraíso district
Paraíso district location in Costa Rica
Paraíso district location in Costa Rica
Paraíso
Paraíso district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°50′36″N 83°50′47″W / 9.8432319°N 83.8463144°W / 9.8432319; -83.8463144
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonParaíso
Founded1823
Area
 • Total19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,601
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30201
ClimateAm

Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈiso]) is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

It was established in 1823.[3]

Geography

Paraíso has an area of 19.5 km²[4] and an elevation of 1,325 metres.[1] It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18641,882—
18831,9041.2%
18921,899−0.3%
19273,04860.5%
19504,01331.7%
19637,22580.0%
197310,21141.3%
198414,88045.7%
200033,398124.4%
201120,601−38.3%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

As of the 2011 census, Paraíso has a population of 20,601 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Points of interest

  • Farmer's Market in the center of town
  • Finca la Flor de Paraiso (a non-profit organic farm)

Sister cities

Paraíso has one sister city:[8]

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. ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, 1952 Edition, p. 1428
  4. ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Online Directory: Florida, USA." Retrieved on June 20, 2007. Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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