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District in Garabito canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Tárcoles
District
Tárcoles district
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Coordinates: 9°46′33″N 84°37′32″W / 9.7759009°N 84.6255324°W / 9.7759009; -84.6255324
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonGarabito
Creation30 November 1988
Area
 • Total172.87 km (66.75 sq mi)
Elevation36 m (118 ft)
Population
 • Total5,544
 • Density32/km (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code61102

Tárcoles is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

History

Tárcoles was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo 431. Segregated from Jacó.

Geography

Tárcoles has an area of 172.87 km² and an elevation of 36 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20004,007—    
20115,544+3.00%
20229,842+5.36%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Tárcoles had a population of 5,544 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). 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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