Pilas District Explained

Pilas
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Pilas district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Pilas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:9.0994°N -83.4211°W
Map Alt:Pilas district
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:20 January 1968
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Puntarenas
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Buenos Aires
Area Total Km2:114.81
Elevation M:250
Population Total:1659
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:60305

Pilas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

History

Pilas was created on 20 January 1968 by Decreto 7. Segregated from Buenos Aires.

Geography

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

Demographics

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

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.
  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.