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(Redirected from Pocora District) District in Guácimo canton, Limón province, Costa Rica District in Limón, Costa Rica
Pocora
District
Pocora district
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Coordinates: 10°08′35″N 83°38′01″W / 10.1430041°N 83.6335251°W / 10.1430041; -83.6335251
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
 • Total72.7 km (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation96 m (315 ft)
Population
 • Total6,432
 • Density88/km (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code70603

Pocora is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

History

Pocora was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.

Geography

Pocora has an area of 72.7 km and an elevation of 96 metres.

Locations

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Pocora Sur
  • Villages (Poblados): El Carmen

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1963609—    
19731,393+8.63%
19842,717+6.26%
20005,750+4.80%
20116,432+1.02%
20227,785+1.75%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Pocora had a population of 6,432 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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.
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