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Mercedes District, Heredia

District in Heredia canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica

District in Heredia, Costa Rica

10°00′22″N 84°07′59″W / 10.0062029°N 84.1330732°W / 10.0062029; -84.1330732Country

Costa RicaProvinceHerediaCantonHerediaArea

• Total4.15 km² (1.60 sq mi)Elevation

1,130 m (3,710 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total25,744 • Density6,200/km² (16,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

40102

Mercedes is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Mercedes has an area of 4.15 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,130 metres.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	879	—
1883	1,036	+0.87%
1892	1,135	+1.02%
1927	1,148	+0.03%
1950	1,561	+1.35%
1963	3,381	+6.13%
1973	6,536	+6.81%
1984	12,719	+6.24%
2000	19,717	+2.78%
2011	25,744	+2.45%
2022	30,276	+1.49%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 25,744 inhabitants. ^[6]

The district is covered by the following road routes:

The main industries in the city are textiles and food.

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

^ ^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). 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.