Juan Viñas

District in Jiménez canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica
District in Cartago, Costa Rica
9°54′08″N 83°44′32″W / 9.902166°N 83.7423297°W / 9.902166; -83.7423297Country Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCantonJiménezArea
 • Total43.62 km2 (16.84 sq mi)Elevation
1,165 m (3,822 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,552 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
30401

Juan Viñas is a district of the Jiménez canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Juan Viñas has an area of 43.62 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,165 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883850—    
19273,531+3.29%
19504,192+0.75%
19635,813+2.55%
19736,234+0.70%
19845,543−1.06%
20006,387+0.89%
20116,552+0.23%
20227,095+0.73%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Juan Viñas had a population of 6,552 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 10
  • National Route 230

Economy

It is the home of Ingenio Juan Viñas, the main sugar factory of all the Caribbean Basin of Costa Rica. [7]

References

  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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Juan Viñas".
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