Tures
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Tures | |
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 Tures district | |
  Tures Tures district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°59′32″N 84°03′23″W / 9.9922275°N 84.0565239°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Canton | Santo Domingo |
| Creation | 10 December 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,452 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 40307 |
Tures, usually known as Ángeles or Los Ángeles, is a district of the Santo Domingo canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History[edit]
Tures was created on 10 December 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2100-G. Segregated from San Miguel.[2]
Geography[edit]
Tures has an area of 3.9 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,260 metres.[1]
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1984 | 1,700 | 34.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,720 | 60.0% | |
| 2011 | 3,452 | 26.9% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Tures had a population of 3,452 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
 Districts of Heredia Province | |
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| Heredia | |
| Barva | |
| Santo Domingo | |
| Santa Bárbara | |
| San Rafael | |
| San Isidro | |
| Belén | |
| Flores | |
| San Pablo | |
| Sarapiquí | |
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