La Ribera
District
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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