Tárcoles
District
Tárcoles district
Tárcoles district location in Costa Rica
Tárcoles district location in Costa Rica
Tárcoles
Tárcoles district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°46′33″N 84°37′32″W / 9.7759009°N 84.6255324°W / 9.7759009; -84.6255324
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonGarabito
Creation30 November 1988
Area
 • Total172.87 km2 (66.75 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,544
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61102

Tárcoles is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Tárcoles was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo 431. Segregated from Jacó.[2]

Geography

Tárcoles has an area of 172.87 km²[3] and an elevation of 36 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20004,007—
20115,54438.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Tárcoles had a population of 5,544 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. 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.
  3. ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). 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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