La Ribera | |
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![]() La Ribera district | |
Coordinates: 9°59′38″N 84°10′55″W / 9.9938512°N 84.1819931°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Heredia |
Canton | Belén |
Area | |
• Total | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 953 m (3,127 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,040 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 40702 |
La Ribera, also spelled La Rivera, just Ribera or Rivera, is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]La Ribera has an area of 4.28 km2[3] and an elevation of 953 metres.[1]
Locations
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Intel_Costa_12_2007_SJO_105b.jpg/250px-Intel_Costa_12_2007_SJO_105b.jpg)
- Barrios: Fuente, Labores (partial), Vista Linda, Cristo Rey (partial).
- Poblado: Echeverría (partial).
- Intel, once a semiconductor foundry, these offices now focus on services.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1892 | 622 | — |
1927 | 717 | +0.41% |
1950 | 940 | +1.18% |
1963 | 1,415 | +3.20% |
1973 | 2,592 | +6.24% |
1984 | 3,855 | +3.67% |
2000 | 5,687 | +2.46% |
2011 | 6,040 | +0.55% |
2022 | 7,753 | +2.30% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, La Ribera had a population of 6,040 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
[edit]The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.