Corredor District

District in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
8°36′30″N 82°56′37″W / 8.6084554°N 82.9436875°W / 8.6084554; -82.9436875Country Costa RicaProvincePuntarenasCantonCorredoresCreation19 October 1973Area
 • Total276.37 km2 (106.71 sq mi)Elevation
46 m (151 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,250 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
61001

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

History

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

Geography

Corredor has an area of 276.37 km²[3] and an elevation of 46 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
197314,452
198413,846−4.2%
200016,71820.7%
201117,2503.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Corredor had a population of 17,250 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 2
  • National Route 237
  • National Route 238
  • National Route 608
  • 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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