Tapesco
District in Zarcero canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica
District in Alajuela, Costa Rica
Tapesco Tapezco | |
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10°13′09″N 84°24′25″W / 10.2190407°N 84.4068415°W / 10.2190407; -84.4068415 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Zarcero |
Area | |
• Total | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,821 m (5,974 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,305 |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 21103 |
Tapesco, is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. While its official name is Tapesco as recognized in the Administrative Territorial Division, it is also seldom and colloquially written as Tapezco.[1][2]
Geography
Tapesco has an area of 6.33 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,821 metres.[1]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1892 | 558 | — |
1927 | 661 | +0.49% |
1950 | 840 | +1.05% |
1963 | 1,007 | +1.40% |
1973 | 1,585 | +4.64% |
1984 | 1,714 | +0.71% |
2000 | 1,040 | −3.07% |
2011 | 1,305 | +2.08% |
2022 | 1,674 | +2.29% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, Tapesco had a population of 1,305 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 141
References
- ^ 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). 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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