Pozos Explained

Pozos
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Pozos district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Pozos district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:9.9536°N -84.1926°W
Map Alt:Pozos district
Established Title:Creation
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:San José
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Santa Ana
Area Total Km2:13.34
Elevation M:847
Population Total:15585
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10903

Pozos is a district in Santa Ana canton, San José province of Costa Rica. It was created in 1907. The principal avenue of the district carries the name of Lindora, which is also used to name the district and its surroundings.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Toponymy

Spanish; Castilian: Pozos is translated as ponds, of which there were many due to clay terrains at the north part of the district.

Geography

Pozos has an area of km2[6] and an elevation of metres.

Villages

The district encompasses the Bosques de Lindora, Honduras, Lagos, Montana, Valle del Sol, Villa Real, Villas del Sol and Vista Azul villages.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Pozos had a population of inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalidad de Santa Ana. 8 September 2018. www.santaana.go.cr. es-es.
  2. Web site: Municipalidad de Santa Ana. 9 September 2018. www.santaana.go.cr. es-es.
  3. Web site: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de población INEC. 24 June 2018. www.inec.go.cr. es.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
  7. 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.