Concepción is a district of the Alajuelita canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Concepción | |
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Coordinates: 9°53′23″N 84°05′34″W / 9.8898038°N 84.092889°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Canton | Alajuelita |
Area | |
• Total | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,721 |
• Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 11004 |
Geography
editConcepción has an area of 2.4 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,120 metres.[1]
Demographics
editHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1927 | 371 | — | |
1950 | 492 | 32.6% | |
1963 | 3,126 | 535.4% | |
1973 | 9,280 | 196.9% | |
1984 | 12,175 | 31.2% | |
2000 | 19,268 | 58.3% | |
2011 | 18,721 | −2.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Concepción had a population of 18,721 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.