Piedras Negras District
Piedras Negras | |
|---|---|
 Piedras Negras district | |
  Piedras Negras Piedras Negras district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′51″N 84°18′45″W / 9.8975624°N 84.3125517°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Mora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 379 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10704 |
Piedras Negras is a district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Piedras Negras has an area of 14.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 505 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 583 | — |
| 1892 | 768 | +3.11% |
| 1927 | 966 | +0.66% |
| 1950 | 870 | −0.45% |
| 1963 | 737 | −1.27% |
| 1973 | 662 | −1.07% |
| 1984 | 222 | −9.46% |
| 2000 | 318 | +2.27% |
| 2011 | 379 | +1.61% |
| 2022 | 656 | +5.11% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Piedras Negras had a population of 379 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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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