Barú District, Pérez Zeledón Explained

Barú
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Barú district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Barú district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:9.3203°N -83.8276°W
Map Alt:Barú district
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:3 November 1983
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:San José
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Pérez Zeledón
Area Total Km2:191.42
Elevation M:430
Population Total:2393
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:11909

Barú is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

History

Barú was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 232. Segregated from San Isidro de El General.

Geography

Barú has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Barú had a population of inhabitants. [4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
  2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia . dead .
  4. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.