Potrero Cerrado
Potrero Cerrado | |
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Coordinates: 9°55′54″N 83°52′31″W / 9.9315916°N 83.8751389°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Cartago |
Canton | Oreamuno |
Area | |
• Total | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,196 m (7,205 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,281 |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 30703 |
Potrero Cerrado is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography[edit]
Potrero Cerrado has an area of 18.2 km²[3] and an elevation of 2,196 metres.[1]
Climate[edit]
Potrero Cerrado has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall from January to April and heavy rainfall from May to December.
Climate data for Potrero Cerrado | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.8 (64.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.9 (57.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.1 (50.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 79 (3.1) | 42 (1.7) | 33 (1.3) | 75 (3.0) | 217 (8.5) | 238 (9.4) | 197 (7.8) | 231 (9.1) | 270 (10.6) | 314 (12.4) | 201 (7.9) | 135 (5.3) | 2,032 (80.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
Demographics[edit]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1927 | 443 | — | |
1950 | 945 | 113.3% | |
1963 | 888 | −6.0% | |
1973 | 888 | 0.0% | |
1984 | 959 | 8.0% | |
2000 | 2,023 | 110.9% | |
2011 | 2,281 | 12.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
For the 2011 census, Potrero Cerrado had a population of 2,281 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Climate: Potrero Cerrado". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 31, 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.