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District in Limón canton, Limón province, Costa Rica District in Limón, Costa Rica
Río Blanco
District
Río Blanco district
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Coordinates: 9°59′00″N 83°09′06″W / 9.9832415°N 83.1515625°W / 9.9832415; -83.1515625
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonLimón
Creation10 August 1992
Area
 • Total131.29 km (50.69 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total8,307
 • Density63/km (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code70103

Río Blanco is a district of the Limón canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

History

Río Blanco was created on 10 August 1992 by Decreto Ejecutivo 21515-G.

Geography

Río Blanco has an area of 131.29 km² and an elevation of 9 metres.

Locations

  • Poblados: Brisas, Brisas de Veragua, Búfalo, Limón 2000, Loma Linda, México, Milla 9, Miravalles, Río Blanco, Río Cedro, Río Madre, Río Quito, Río Victoria, Sandoval, Santa Rita, Victoria

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20006,318—    
20118,307+2.52%
202213,351+4.41%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Río Blanco had a population of 8,307 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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