Mercedes Sur is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Mercedes Sur | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes Sur district | |
  Mercedes Sur Mercedes Sur district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′07″N 84°24′13″W / 9.768657°N 84.403633°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
• Total | 183.58 km2 (70.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,125 m (3,691 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,866 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10402 |
Geography
editMercedes Sur has an area of 183.58 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,125 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 439 | — |
| 1892 | 674 | +4.88% |
| 1927 | 4,139 | +5.32% |
| 1950 | 5,401 | +1.16% |
| 1963 | 9,324 | +4.29% |
| 1973 | 8,643 | −0.76% |
| 1984 | 3,576 | −7.71% |
| 2000 | 5,082 | +2.22% |
| 2011 | 5,866 | +1.31% |
| 2022 | 7,056 | +1.69% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Mercedes Sur had a population of 5,866 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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). 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.
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