Pocora

Summary

Pocora is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Pocora
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Pocora district location in Costa Rica
Pocora
Pocora district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°08′35″N 83°38′01″W / 10.1430041°N 83.6335251°W / 10.1430041; -83.6335251
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
 • Total72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,432
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70603

History edit

Pocora was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]

Geography edit

Pocora has an area of 72.7 km2[3] and an elevation of 96 metres.[1]

Locations edit

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Pocora Sur
  • Villages (Poblados): El Carmen

Demographics edit

Historical population
Census Pop.
1963609
19731,393128.7%
19842,71795.0%
20005,750111.6%
20116,43211.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Pocora had a population of 6,432 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation edit

Road transportation edit

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.