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San Nicolás District, Cartago

Coordinates: 9°53′49″N 83°56′39″W / 9.897072°N 83.9441678°W / 9.897072; -83.9441678
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San Nicolás district
San Nicolás district location in Costa Rica
San Nicolás district location in Costa Rica
San Nicolás
San Nicolás district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°53′49″N 83°56′39″W / 9.897072°N 83.9441678°W / 9.897072; -83.9441678
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonCartago
Area
 • Total29.44 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Elevation
1,445 m (4,741 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,948
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30104

San Nicolás is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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San Nicolás has an area of 29.44 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,445 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
18642,229—    
18832,002−0.56%
18922,764+3.65%
19272,787+0.02%
19503,620+1.14%
19635,705+3.56%
19739,384+5.10%
198414,675+4.15%
200022,193+2.62%
201125,948+1.43%
202228,544+0.87%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Nicolás had a population of 25,948 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

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The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.