Uruca District, Santa Ana Explained
| Uruca |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Uruca district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Uruca district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9204°N -84.1979°W |
| Map Alt: | Uruca district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santa Ana |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.07 |
| Elevation M: | 873 |
| Population Total: | 7200 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10904 |
Uruca is a district of the Santa Ana canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2] It is popularly called "Río de Oro".
Geography
Uruca has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
Locations
Its neighborhoods are:[4]
- Chimba
- Guapinol
- Mata Grande
- Mina
- Paso Machete (part)
- Río Uruca
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Uruca had a population of inhabitants.[5]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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.
- 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.
- División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica según Decreto N° 35213-MG publicado en la Gaceta Nº 85 del 5 de Mayo de 2009 (Administrative Territorial Division of Costa Rica under Decree #35213-MG, published in Gazette #85 of 5 May 2009)
- 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.
