Canoas District

District in Corredores canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
8°33′52″N 82°53′13″W / 8.5644458°N 82.8868569°W / 8.5644458; -82.8868569Country Costa RicaProvincePuntarenasCantonCorredoresCreation19 October 1973Area
 • Total122.54 km2 (47.31 sq mi)Elevation
128 m (420 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,527 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
61003

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

History

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

Geography

Canoas has an area of 122.54 km2[3] and an elevation of 128 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
19845,071
20008,46466.9%
201111,52736.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Canoas had a population of 11,527 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 2
  • National Route 238
  • National Route 614

References

  • flagCosta Rica portal
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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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