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District in Pérez Zeledón canton, San José province, Costa Rica District in San José, Costa Rica
Cajón
District
Cajón district
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Coordinates: 9°19′55″N 83°34′27″W / 9.3319297°N 83.5740319°W / 9.3319297; -83.5740319
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonPérez Zeledón
Creation3 March 1970
Area
 • Total118.86 km (45.89 sq mi)
Elevation687 m (2,254 ft)
Population
 • Total8,542
 • Density72/km (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code11908

Cajón is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

History

Cajón was created on 3 March 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 14. Segregated from San Pedro.

Geography

Cajón has an area of 118.86 km and an elevation of 687 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19733,529—    
19844,250+1.70%
20007,467+3.59%
20118,542+1.23%
202211,026+2.35%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Cajón had a population of 8,542 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. "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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