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La Granja District

Coordinates: 10°03′20″N 84°26′55″W / 10.055495°N 84.4487436°W / 10.055495; -84.4487436
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La Granja
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La Granja district
La Granja district location in Costa Rica
La Granja district location in Costa Rica
La Granja
La Granja district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°03′20″N 84°26′55″W / 10.055495°N 84.4487436°W / 10.055495; -84.4487436
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPalmares
Creation14 December 1964
Area
 • Total4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,119
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20707

La Granja is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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La Granja was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3468. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]

Geography

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La Granja has an area of 4.44 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,030 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1892356—    
19731,442+1.74%
19842,174+3.80%
20003,210+2.47%
20114,119+2.29%
20224,587+0.98%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, La Granja had a population of 4,119 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.