La Suiza | |
|---|---|
 La Suiza district | |
  La Suiza La Suiza district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°45′50″N 83°36′25″W / 9.7640221°N 83.6069215°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Turrialba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.36 km2 (61.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,590 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30502 |
La Suiza is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]La Suiza has an area of 160.36 km²[3] and an elevation of 616 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 3,025 | — |
| 1950 | 5,084 | +2.28% |
| 1963 | 8,259 | +3.80% |
| 1973 | 5,381 | −4.19% |
| 1984 | 6,416 | +1.61% |
| 2000 | 9,202 | +2.28% |
| 2011 | 7,590 | −1.74% |
| 2022 | 7,939 | +0.41% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, La Suiza had a population of 7,590 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The 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.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
|---|---|
| Cartago |
|
| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez |
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| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |