Cajón District
District in Pérez Zeledón canton, San José province, Costa Rica
District in San José, Costa Rica
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Cajón is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Cajón was created on 3 March 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 14. Segregated from San Pedro.[2]
Geography
Cajón has an area of 118.86 km2[3] and an elevation of 687 metres.[1]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1973 | 3,529 | — |
1984 | 4,250 | +1.70% |
2000 | 7,467 | +3.59% |
2011 | 8,542 | +1.23% |
2022 | 9,045 | +0.52% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, Cajón had a population of 8,542 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 2
National Route 322
National Route 326
References
- ^ 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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