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District in Alvarado canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica District in Cartago, Costa Rica
Pacayas
District
Pacayas district
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Coordinates: 9°56′16″N 83°49′03″W / 9.9377396°N 83.8174516°W / 9.9377396; -83.8174516
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonAlvarado
Area
 • Total29.68 km (11.46 sq mi)
Elevation1,735 m (5,692 ft)
Population
 • Total5,628
 • Density190/km (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code30601

Pacayas is a district of the Alvarado canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Pacayas has an area of 29.68 km² and an elevation of 1,735 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19271,754—    
19502,192+0.97%
19632,795+1.89%
19733,400+1.98%
19843,760+0.92%
20005,386+2.27%
20115,628+0.40%
20226,257+0.97%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Pacayas had a population of 5,628 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

It is the home of the cooperative Coopebaires R. L., the main wholesale distributor of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and other fresh vegetables in the north region of Cartago Province.

References

  1. ^ "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). 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.
  7. "Coopebaires R.L". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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