Frailes | |
|---|---|
 Frailes district | |
  Frailes Frailes district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°45′17″N 84°04′09″W / 9.7546692°N 84.0691465°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Desamparados |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,615 m (5,299 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,772 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10306 |
Frailes is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica, around one hour south of Desamparados in Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Frailes has an area of 19.57 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,615 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 349 | — |
| 1892 | 401 | +1.56% |
| 1927 | 2,735 | +5.64% |
| 1950 | 1,367 | −2.97% |
| 1963 | 1,959 | +2.81% |
| 1973 | 2,491 | +2.43% |
| 1984 | 2,622 | +0.47% |
| 2000 | 3,504 | +1.83% |
| 2011 | 3,772 | +0.67% |
| 2022 | 4,586 | +1.79% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Frailes had a population of 3,772 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
