Mercedes District, Guácimo
District in Guácimo canton, Limón province, Costa Rica
District in Limón, Costa Rica
10°08′16″N 83°39′18″W / 10.1378154°N 83.6550416°W / 10.1378154; -83.6550416![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
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Mercedes is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Mercedes was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]
Geography
Mercedes has an area of 90.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 95 metres.[1]
Locations
- Neighborhoods (Barrios): Bremen
- Villages (Poblados): Argentina, Confianza, Iroquois
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1963 | 572 | — | |
1973 | 789 | 37.9% | |
1984 | 796 | 0.9% | |
2000 | 1,673 | 110.2% | |
2011 | 1,707 | 2.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of 1,707 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 32
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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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- Limón
- Valle La Estrella
- Río Blanco
- Matama
- Guácimo
- Mercedes
- Pocora
- Río Jiménez
- Duacarí
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