Dulce Nombre is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Dulce Nombre | |
|---|---|
 Dulce Nombre district | |
  Dulce Nombre Dulce Nombre district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′53″N 83°50′25″W / 9.7313703°N 83.8402067°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Cartago |
| Creation | 12 November 1925 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.11 km2 (12.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,548 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30109 |
History
editDulce Nombre was created on 12 November 1925 by Acuerdo 605.[2]
Geography
editDulce Nombre has an area of 33.11 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1,058 | — |
| 1950 | 1,350 | +1.07% |
| 1963 | 2,052 | +3.27% |
| 1973 | 3,351 | +5.03% |
| 1984 | 4,733 | +3.19% |
| 2000 | 6,508 | +2.01% |
| 2011 | 10,548 | +4.49% |
| 2022 | 16,559 | +4.19% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Dulce Nombre had a population of 10,548 inhabitants. [6]
Culture
editImportant research and education institutions are located in this district:
- The main campus of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology.
- Lankester Botanical Garden (named after British biologist Charles Lankester).
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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