Pozos

Pozos
District
Pozos district
Pozos Pozos district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9535857°N 84.1925835°W / 9.9535857; -84.1925835
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Santa Ana
Area
• Total	13.34 km^2 (5.15 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m (2,779 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,585
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
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][6][7]}

Toponymy

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 13.34 km^2[8] and an elevation of 847 metres.^[6]

Villages

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

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	712	—
1950	1,194	+2.27%
1963	1,415	+1.31%
1973	2,247	+4.73%
1984	3,558	+4.27%
2000	9,025	+5.99%
2011	15,585	+5.09%
2022	17,516	+1.07%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[9] Centro Centroamericano de Población[10]

For the 2011 census, Pozos had a population of 15,585 inhabitants.^[11]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 27
• National Route 147
• National Route 310

References

1. Anuario Estadístico 2014-2015 (PDF), Anuario Estadístico 2014 - 2015 “Comprendio de datos del país”, retrieved 24 June 2018
2. "Municipalidad de Santa Ana". www.santaana.go.cr (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
3. "Municipalidad de Santa Ana". www.santaana.go.cr (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
4. "Estimaciones y Proyecciones de población | INEC". www.inec.go.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
5. Anuario Estadístico 2014-2015 (PDF), Anuario Estadístico 2014 - 2015 “Comprendio de datos del país”, retrieved 24 June 2018
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
10. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
11. "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.