Mercedes
Mercedes district
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Mercedes
Mercedes district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°08′16″N 83°39′18″W / 10.1378154°N 83.6550416°W / 10.1378154; -83.6550416
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
  Total90.43 km2 (34.92 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,707
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70602

Mercedes is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Mercedes was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]

Geography

Mercedes has an area of 90.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 95 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Bremen
  • Villages (Poblados): Argentina, Confianza, Iroquois

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1963572
197378937.9%
19847960.9%
20001,673110.2%
20111,7072.0%

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

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 1,707 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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