Dulce Nombre District, Cartago

Dulce Nombre
District
Dulce Nombre district
Dulce Nombre Dulce Nombre district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7313703°N 83.8402067°W / 9.7313703; -83.8402067
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Cartago
Creation	12 November 1925
Area
• Total	33.11 km^2 (12.78 sq mi)
Elevation	1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,548
• Density	320/km^2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30109

Dulce Nombre is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

History

Dulce Nombre was created on 12 November 1925 by Acuerdo 605.^[2]

Geography

Dulce Nombre has an area of 33.11 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	1,058	—
1950	1,350	+1.07%
1963	2,052	+3.27%
1973	3,351	+5.03%
1984	4,733	+3.19%
2000	6,508	+2.01%
2011	10,548	+4.49%
2022	16,559	+4.19%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Dulce Nombre had a population of 10,548 inhabitants. ^[6]

Culture

Important research and education institutions are located in this district:

• The main campus of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology.
• Lankester Botanical Garden (named after British biologist Charles Lankester).

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 10
• National Route 405

References

1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
6. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.