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Colinas District

Coordinates: 9°01′52″N 83°27′50″W / 9.0309812°N 83.463763°W / 9.0309812; -83.463763
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Colinas district
Colinas district location in Costa Rica
Colinas district location in Costa Rica
Colinas
Colinas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°01′52″N 83°27′50″W / 9.0309812°N 83.463763°W / 9.0309812; -83.463763
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Creation16 August 1968
Area
 • Total129.07 km2 (49.83 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,371
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60306

Colinas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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Colinas was created on 16 August 1968 by Decreto 31. Segregated from Buenos Aires.[2]

Geography

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Colinas has an area of 129.07 km²[3] and an elevation of 340 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19731,431—    
19841,757+1.88%
20001,435−1.26%
20111,371−0.41%
20221,323−0.32%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Colinas had a population of 1,371 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.