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Laguna District

Coordinates: 10°13′06″N 84°27′04″W / 10.2182854°N 84.451155°W / 10.2182854; -84.451155
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Laguna
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Laguna district
Laguna district location in Costa Rica
Laguna district location in Costa Rica
Laguna
Laguna district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°13′06″N 84°27′04″W / 10.2182854°N 84.451155°W / 10.2182854; -84.451155
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonZarcero
Area
 • Total23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Elevation
1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,674
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21102

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

Geography

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Laguna has an area of 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi)[3] and an elevation of 1,840 metres (6,040 ft).[1]

Locations

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  • Poblados (villages): Peña

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927605—    
1950701+0.64%
1963668−0.37%
1973893+2.95%
1984955+0.61%
20001,579+3.19%
20111,674+0.53%
20222,044+1.83%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Laguna had a population of 1,674 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. ^ 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.