Escobal
Escobal district
Escobal district location in Costa Rica
Escobal district location in Costa Rica
Escobal
Escobal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′41″N 84°25′33″W / 9.944592°N 84.4257529°W / 9.944592; -84.4257529
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAtenas
Creation8 March 2004
Area
  Total26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total848
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20508

Escobal is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Escobal was created on 8 March 2004 by Decreto Ejecutivo 31653-G.[2]

Geography

Escobal has an area of 26.5 km2[3] and an elevation of 376 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2011848

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

For the 2011 census, Escobal had a population of 848 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. "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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