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District in Buenos Aires canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Pilas
District
Pilas district
Pilas district location in Costa RicaPilas district location in Costa RicaPilasPilas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°05′58″N 83°25′16″W / 9.0993501°N 83.4211375°W / 9.0993501; -83.4211375
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Creation20 January 1968
Area
 • Total114.81 km (44.33 sq mi)
Elevation250 m (820 ft)
Population
 • Total1,659
 • Density14/km (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code60305

Pilas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

History

Pilas was created on 20 January 1968 by Decreto 7. Segregated from Buenos Aires.

Geography

Pilas has an area of 114.81 km² and an elevation of 250 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19731,505—    
19841,597+0.54%
20001,575−0.09%
20111,659+0.47%
20221,522−0.78%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Pilas had a population of 1,659 inhabitants.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. "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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