Gravilias Explained
| Gravilias |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Gravilias district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Gravilias district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.886°N -84.0575°W |
| Map Alt: | Gravilias district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 23 November 1992 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Desamparados |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.94 |
| Elevation M: | 1150 |
| Population Total: | 15024 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10312 |
Gravilias is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Toponymy
The district's name comes from the Grevillea robusta species of tree, widely used to provide shadow to coffee plantations.
History
Gravilias was created on 23 November 1992 by Decreto Ejecutivo 21752-G.
Geography
Gravilias has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Gravilias had a population of inhabitants. [4]
Notes and References
- 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 . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224063957/https://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp . dead .
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.
