El Tejar de El Guarco
El Tejar | |
|---|---|
 El Tejar district | |
  El Tejar El Tejar district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°50′38″N 83°57′05″W / 9.8438293°N 83.9513588°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | El Guarco |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,377 m (4,518 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,984 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30801 |
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]El Tejar has an area of 6.07 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,377 metres.[1]
Locations
[edit]- Barrios (neighborhoods): Asunción, Barahona, Barrio Nuevo, Colonia, Chavarría, Sabana, Sabana Grande, San Rafael, Santa Gertrudis, Sauces, Silo, Viento Fresco, Barrio Santo Cristo (BSC)
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 1,214 | — |
| 1927 | 4,204 | +1.99% |
| 1950 | 2,647 | −1.99% |
| 1963 | 4,119 | +3.46% |
| 1973 | 6,449 | +4.59% |
| 1984 | 11,158 | +5.11% |
| 2000 | 18,648 | +3.26% |
| 2011 | 24,984 | +2.69% |
| 2022 | 27,582 | +0.90% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, El Tejar had a population of 24,984 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
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| Cartago |
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| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez | |
| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |
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