Tapesco, is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. While its official name is Tapesco as recognized in the Administrative Territorial Division, it is also seldom and colloquially written as Tapezco.[1][2]
Tapesco
Tapezco | |
|---|---|
 Tapesco district | |
  Tapesco Tapesco district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°13′09″N 84°24′25″W / 10.2190407°N 84.4068415°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Zarcero |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,821 m (5,974 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,305 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 21103 |
Geography
editTapesco has an area of 6.33 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,821 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 558 | — |
| 1927 | 661 | +0.49% |
| 1950 | 840 | +1.05% |
| 1963 | 1,007 | +1.40% |
| 1973 | 1,585 | +4.64% |
| 1984 | 1,714 | +0.71% |
| 2000 | 1,040 | −3.07% |
| 2011 | 1,305 | +2.08% |
| 2022 | 1,674 | +2.29% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Tapesco had a population of 1,305 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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