Río Azul
District
Río Azul district
Río Azul district location in Costa Rica
Río Azul district location in Costa Rica
Río Azul
Río Azul district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°53′14″N 84°01′14″W / 9.8872402°N 84.0204979°W / 9.8872402; -84.0204979
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonLa Unión
Creation15 July 1968
Area
 • Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,010
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30308

Río Azul is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Río Azul was created on 15 July 1968 by Ley 4148. Segregated from San Diego.[2]

Geography

Río Azul has an area of 4.89 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,200 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,787—
19846,206247.3%
200010,42768.0%
201112,01015.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Río Azul had a population of 12,010 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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