Mercedes
Mercedes district
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′13″N 84°23′57″W / 9.9870364°N 84.3991291°W / 9.9870364; -84.3991291
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAtenas
Area
  Total7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,127
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20503

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

Geography

Mercedes has an area of 7.81 km2[3] and an elevation of 720 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1864589
188388049.4%
1892878−0.2%
19279002.5%
19501,00411.6%
19631,1039.9%
19731,1918.0%
19841,50626.4%
20002,69178.7%
20113,12716.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 3,127 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. 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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