La Cuesta
District
La Cuesta district
La Cuesta district location in Costa Rica
La Cuesta district location in Costa Rica
La Cuesta
La Cuesta district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°28′23″N 82°52′16″W / 8.4729654°N 82.871246°W / 8.4729654; -82.871246
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation19 October 1973
Area
 • Total37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,906
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61002

La Cuesta is a district of the Corredores canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

La Cuesta was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from Golfito canton.[2]

Geography

La Cuesta has an area of 37.06 km²[3] and an elevation of 38 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19503,161—
196317,066439.9%
19735,195−69.6%
19849,44981.9%
20003,623−61.7%
20113,9067.8%

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

For the 2011 census, La Cuesta had a population of 3,906 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). 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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