Legua District
Legua | |
|---|---|
Legua district | |
  Legua Legua district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°41′15″N 84°09′29″W / 9.6875163°N 84.1581001°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Aserrí |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.51 km2 (31.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,649 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,521 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10605 |
Legua is a district of the Aserrí canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Legua has an area of 81.51 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,649 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 321 | — |
| 1927 | 727 | +2.36% |
| 1950 | 1,349 | +2.72% |
| 1963 | 2,062 | +3.32% |
| 1973 | 1,236 | −4.99% |
| 1984 | 1,446 | +1.44% |
| 2000 | 1,472 | +0.11% |
| 2011 | 1,521 | +0.30% |
| 2022 | 1,549 | +0.17% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Legua had a population of 1,521 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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.
- ^ 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 16 September 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.