Gravilias
Gravilias | |
|---|---|
 Gravilias district | |
  Gravilias Gravilias district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′10″N 84°03′27″W / 9.8859837°N 84.0574794°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Desamparados |
| Creation | 23 November 1992 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,024 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10312 |
Gravilias is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Toponymy[edit]
The district's name comes from the Grevillea robusta species of tree, widely used to provide shadow to coffee plantations.
History[edit]
Gravilias was created on 23 November 1992 by Decreto Ejecutivo 21752-G.[2]
Geography[edit]
Gravilias has an area of 2.94 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,150 metres.[1]
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 15,846 | — | |
| 2011 | 15,024 | −5.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Gravilias had a population of 15,024 inhabitants. [6]
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.
- ^ 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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