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Pittier District

Coordinates: 8°59′23″N 82°57′54″W / 8.9898212°N 82.9651152°W / 8.9898212; -82.9651152
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Pittier district
Pittier district location in Costa Rica
Pittier district location in Costa Rica
Pittier
Pittier district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°59′23″N 82°57′54″W / 8.9898212°N 82.9651152°W / 8.9898212; -82.9651152
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCoto Brus
Creation29 November 1988
Area
 • Total255.23 km2 (98.54 sq mi)
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,758
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60805

Pittier is a district of the Coto Brus canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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Pittier was created on 29 November 1988 by Acuerdo 428.[2]

Geography

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Pittier has an area of 255.23 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,040 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20003,057—    
20112,758−0.93%
20223,013+0.81%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Pittier had a population of 2,758 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. ^ a b 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.