Laurel
District
Laurel district
Laurel district location in Costa Rica
Laurel district location in Costa Rica
Laurel
Laurel district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°26′40″N 82°58′17″W / 8.4445263°N 82.971503°W / 8.4445263; -82.971503
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCorredores
Creation22 August 1995
Area
 • Total188.38 km2 (72.73 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,148
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
61004

Laurel is a district of the Corredores canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Laurel was created on 22 August 1995 by Ley 7539.[2]

Geography

Laurel has an area of 188.38 km²[3] and an elevation of 20 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20008,469—
20119,1488.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Laurel had a population of 9,148 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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