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

Jaris
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Jaris district
Jaris district location in Costa Rica
Jaris district location in Costa Rica
Jaris
Jaris district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°52′28″N 84°16′55″W / 9.8743954°N 84.2818496°W / 9.8743954; -84.2818496
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonMora
Creation18 May 2012
Area
 • Total5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10706

History

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Jaris was created on 18 May 2012 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo N° 0015-2012-MGP.[2]

Geography

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Jaris has an area of 5.53 km2[3] and an elevation of 830 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883166—    
20221,456+1.57%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Jaris had not been created as a district, there are however historic references in the censuses of 1883 (166 inhabitants) and 1892 (as Guayabo and Jaris with 868 inhabitants) to the village that would later become the socioeconomic center of the district in 2012. [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.