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Canoas District

Coordinates: 8°33′52″N 82°53′13″W / 8.5644458°N 82.8868569°W / 8.5644458; -82.8868569
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Canoas district
Canoas district location in Costa Rica
Canoas district location in Costa Rica
Canoas
Canoas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°33′52″N 82°53′13″W / 8.5644458°N 82.8868569°W / 8.5644458; -82.8868569
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation19 October 1973
Area
 • Total122.54 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,527
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61003

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

History

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

Geography

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

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19845,071—    
20008,464+3.25%
201111,527+2.85%
202214,432+2.06%
Source: 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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  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. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.