Mercedes is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Mercedes | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes district | |
  Mercedes Mercedes district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°08′16″N 83°39′18″W / 10.1378154°N 83.6550416°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Guácimo |
| Creation | 26 June 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.43 km2 (34.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,707 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70602 |
History
editMercedes was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]
Geography
editMercedes has an area of 90.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 95 metres.[1]
Locations
edit- Neighborhoods (Barrios): Bremen
- Villages (Poblados): Argentina, Confianza, Iroquois
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 572 | — |
| 1973 | 789 | +3.27% |
| 1984 | 796 | +0.08% |
| 2000 | 1,673 | +4.75% |
| 2011 | 1,707 | +0.18% |
| 2022 | 1,826 | +0.61% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 1,707 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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