Platanares
Platanares district
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Platanares
Platanares district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°11′38″N 83°38′55″W / 9.1940041°N 83.6487112°W / 9.1940041; -83.6487112
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPérez Zeledón
Creation13 May 1966
Area
  Total79.84 km2 (30.83 sq mi)
Elevation
865 m (2,838 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,203
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11906

Platanares is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Platanares was created on 13 May 1966 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2. Segregated from San Pedro.[2]

Geography

Platanares has an area of 79.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 865 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
19735,306
19845,93911.9%
20007,30823.1%
20117,203−1.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Platanares had a population of 7,203 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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