Concepción is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Concepción | |
|---|---|
 Concepción district | |
  Concepción Concepción district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′22″N 84°22′16″W / 9.9561021°N 84.3712008°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Atenas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,473 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20505 |
Geography
editConcepción has an area of 21.94 km2[3] and an elevation of 535 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 805 | — |
| 1892 | 729 | −0.35% |
| 1927 | 1,037 | +1.01% |
| 1950 | 1,217 | +0.70% |
| 1963 | 1,288 | +0.44% |
| 1973 | 1,397 | +0.82% |
| 1984 | 1,953 | +3.09% |
| 2000 | 3,048 | +2.82% |
| 2011 | 3,473 | +1.19% |
| 2022 | 4,261 | +1.88% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Concepción had a population of 3,473 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). 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.
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