Escobal District Explained

Escobal
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	Escobal district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Escobal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	9.9446°N -84.4258°W
Map Alt:	Escobal district
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	8 March 2004
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Alajuela
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	Atenas
Area Total Km2:	26.5
Elevation M:	376
Population Total:	848
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	20508

Escobal is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^{[1] [2]}

History

Escobal was created on 8 March 2004 by Decreto Ejecutivo 31653-G.

Geography

Escobal has an area of km^2[3] and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 27
• National Route 707

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.