Chires is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Chires
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Chires district
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Chires
Chires district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°39′10″N 84°23′36″W / 9.652831°N 84.3932434°W / 9.652831; -84.3932434
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPuriscal
Creation3 November 1983
Area
 • Total
230.47 km2 (88.98 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,031
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10409

History

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Chires was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo 230. Segregated from Mercedes Sur.[2]

Geography

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Chires has an area of 230.47 km2[3] and an elevation of 430 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19843,246—    
20002,806−0.91%
20113,031+0.70%
20223,022−0.03%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Chires had a population of 3,031 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.