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Chires | |
|---|---|
 Chires district | |
  Chires Chires district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′10″N 84°23′36″W / 9.652831°N 84.3932434°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Creation | 3 November 1983 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 230.47 km2 (88.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,031 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10409 |
Chires is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]Chires was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo 230. Segregated from Mercedes Sur.[2]
Geography
[edit]Chires has an area of 230.47 km2[3] and an elevation of 430 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3,246 | — |
| 2000 | 2,806 | −0.91% |
| 2011 | 3,031 | +0.70% |
| 2022 | 3,640 | +1.68% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Chires had a population of 3,031 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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