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Barranca District
Barranca is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

History

Barranca was created on 20 November 1965 by Ley 3594. Segregated from Puntarenas.

Geography

Barranca has an area of 36.07 km² and an elevation of 27 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19735,883—    
198415,882+9.45%
200033,493+4.77%
201130,650−0.80%
202234,827+1.17%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Barranca had a population of 30,650 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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