Canoas District

Canoas is a district of the Corredores canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Canoas
District
Canoas district
Canoas Canoas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.5644458°N 82.8868569°W / 8.5644458; -82.8868569
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Corredores
Creation	19 October 1973
Area
• Total	122.54 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,527
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	61003

History

Canoas was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from Golfito canton.^[2]

Geography

Canoas has an area of 122.54 km^2[3] and an elevation of 128 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1984	5,071	—
2000	8,464	+3.25%
2011	11,527	+2.85%
2022	14,432	+2.06%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Canoas had a population of 11,527 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 238
• National Route 614

References

• Costa Rica portal

1. "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.