Damas District

Damas
District
Interactive map of Damas
Damas district location in Costa Rica
Damas district location in Costa Rica
Damas
Damas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°53′20″N 84°02′43″W / 9.8888666°N 84.0453729°W / 9.8888666; -84.0453729
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonDesamparados
Creation8 October 1968
Area
 • Total
2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation
1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
13,175
 • Density5,130/km2 (13,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10310

Damas is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

History

Damas was created on 8 October 1968 by Ley 33. Segregated from Patarrá.

Geography

Damas has an area of 2.57 km2 and an elevation of 1,180 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19734,376—    
19847,351+4.83%
200012,993+3.62%
201113,175+0.13%
202213,475+0.20%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Damas had a population of 13,175 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.