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Gravilias

Coordinates: 9°53′10″N 84°03′27″W / 9.8859837°N 84.0574794°W / 9.8859837; -84.0574794
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Gravilias
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Gravilias district
Gravilias district location in Costa Rica
Gravilias district location in Costa Rica
Gravilias
Gravilias district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°53′10″N 84°03′27″W / 9.8859837°N 84.0574794°W / 9.8859837; -84.0574794
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonDesamparados
Creation23 November 1992
Area
 • Total2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,024
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10312

Gravilias is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Toponymy

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The district's name comes from the Grevillea robusta species of tree, widely used to provide shadow to coffee plantations.

History

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Gravilias was created on 23 November 1992 by Decreto Ejecutivo 21752-G.[2]

Geography

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Gravilias has an area of 2.94 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,150 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
200015,846—    
201115,024−0.48%
202215,666+0.38%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Gravilias had a population of 15,024 inhabitants. [6]

References

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  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.