Boruca District
Boruca | |
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 Boruca district | |
  Boruca Boruca district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′53″N 83°19′23″W / 9.0147424°N 83.3231441°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Buenos Aires |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.02 km2 (48.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,074 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60304 |
Boruca is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Boruca has an area of 125.02 km²[3] and an elevation of 550 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 335 | — | |
| 1927 | 352 | — | |
| 1950 | 513 | 45.7% | |
| 1963 | 1,049 | 104.5% | |
| 1973 | 1,892 | 80.4% | |
| 1984 | 2,861 | 51.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,870 | 0.3% | |
| 2011 | 3,074 | 7.1% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Boruca had a population of 3,074 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
 Districts of Puntarenas Province | |
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| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
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